The Inlet and Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° N 75.08° W

The Inlet and Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 9AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.3
N
5
1.6
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.8
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
25
18
18
13
19
40
8
8
8
85
138
173
236
355
565
724
989
1247
1605
1731
1814
1779
1905
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30PM0.87m
12:01PM1.16m
00:18AM0.83m
12:52PM1.11m
1:12AM0.81m
1:50PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.23m
6:35PM0.31m
6:19AM0.28m
7:29PM0.36m
7:15AM0.31m
8:23PM0.37m
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clear
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light rain
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cloud
clear
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6:20
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Temp °C
18
19
19
21
23
23
22
18
17
15
12
9
8
9
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
18
19
19
20
21
21
20
15
13
9
4
0
-2
0
2
0
0
-1
0
1
2
3
4
4
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