The Inlet and Pier surf break

The Inlet and Pier surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 EST
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The Inlet and Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Inlet and Pier sea temperature is
3.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today?

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 4PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

Table - waves today at The Inlet and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.9
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)17111616161515154444556689111011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)625554441515102473133186229192208332416389338348292
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
50
N
50
N
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.83
5:55AM
1.27
6:09PM
0.88
6:48AM
1.28
7:01PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
-0.04
11:23PM
-0.20
12:28PM
-0.10
12:19AM
-0.25
1:16PM
-0.14
1:11AM
-0.27
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset--5:20-------5:21-------5:22-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-10-9-8-9-9-10-11-11-9-8-7-7-6-6-7-8-9-6-5-4-6-8-9-9
Feels °C (?)-19-18-16-16-17-17-18-18-16-16-16-17-18-18-20-21-22-18-16-15-16-19-19-19
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