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 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Inlet and Pier sea temperature is
19.8°C
2.3° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.6
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
8
8
8
8
123
155
168
170
143
202
424
522
691
749
970
954
1007
1045
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
45
N
40
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM0.83m
12:52PM1.11m
1:12AM0.81m
1:50PM1.08m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.31m
6:19AM0.28m
7:29PM0.36m
7:15AM0.31m
8:23PM0.37m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:21
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6:20
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6:17
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3
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Temp °C
23
23
19
17
15
11
9
8
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
21
21
16
12
9
3
0
-2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
4
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