The Inlet and Pier surf break

The Inlet and Pier surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 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
4.3° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 2km away, Gateway Subaru Camera at The Commander Hotel


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

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 5AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)1212121211111111111166344455555556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333322222258510172628403341203664187
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.93
11:03AM
1.04
11:31PM
0.91
11:50AM
0.92
12:23AM
0.90
12:39PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
-0.06
5:31PM
-0.04
5:49AM
0.02
6:17PM
0.01
6:46AM
0.10
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset------4:55-------4:57-------4:58-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1112
Temp. °C1187678888888101214171817151513131415
Feels °C (?)8532455544436810141515141511101010
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