The Inlet and Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° N 75.08° W

The Inlet and Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Inlet and Pier sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.9° 

The Inlet and Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
7
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
244
149
109
61
36
28
19
17
8
6
7
3
6
6
6
27
33
2
2
19
18
16
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
35
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:06AM1.33m
9:24PM1.04m
9:47AM1.30m
10:05PM0.98m
10:29AM1.26m
10:47PM0.93m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.02m
3:31PM0.05m
3:26AM0.06m
4:14PM0.11m
4:04AM0.12m
4:58PM0.18m
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:24
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Temp °C
20
16
15
19
22
21
19
18
18
18
20
22
21
22
20
21
20
20
23
27
28
27
26
Feels °C
20
11
11
16
22
21
19
17
18
18
20
20
19
20
18
19
18
18
21
25
27
26
24
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