The Inlet and Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.33° N 75.08° W

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Inlet and Pier sea temperature is

16.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	74	126	120	78	109	68	70	91	132	141	134	94	88	86	84	73	45	47	47	101	101	101	105	107	105	101	99
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	N	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			4:57AM1.16m				5:13PM1.04m				5:40AM1.23m				5:55PM1.01m				6:20AM1.27m				6:36PM0.99m				7:00AM1.29m
Low Tide	10:43PM0.05m				11:20AM0.06m				11:24PM0.02m				12:08PM0.04m				00:03AM0.01m				12:51PM0.03m				00:41AM0.01m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	1	3	7	5	14	22	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	19	19	18	16	16	15	15	13	11	11	13	13	12	10	9	9	9	11	14	15	14	14	13	12	11
Feels °C	17	18	17	18	16	14	15	14	12	8	4	3	6	6	5	4	2	3	3	5	9	11	10	10	9	7	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	74	126	120	78	109	68	70	91	132	141	134	94	88	86	84	73	45	47	47	101	101	101	105	107	105	101	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 5	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	S 6	S 6	ESE 12	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	E 8	E 8	—	NNW 4	—	—	SW 4	S 4
kJ	—	—	2	2	2	14	15	9	2	2	2	—	—	7	3	14	31	32	25	1	1	—	1	—	—	4	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	10	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	NNE 2	NNW 3	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 3	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	W 3	W 3
kJ	66	29	33	23	46	65	—	—	1	3	17	24	19	11	8	12	15	18	13	15	9	6	3	5	7	5	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Jetty Georgia	The Wall New Hampshire	Hunting Island Carolina South	The Cove at Sandy Hook New Jersey	Bethany Delaware	Indian River (Northside) Delaware	Broadway New Jersey	Indian River (Southside) Delaware	Poverty Beach New Jersey	Nuns Beach New Jersey	Avalon 30th Street New Jersey	St Phillip's New Jersey	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Turtle Cove Long Island NY	St Phillip's New Jersey	Wedge Maryland	52nd Street New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Chodes New Jersey	Wedge Maryland	The Inlet and Pier Maryland	The Inlet and Pier Maryland	The Inlet and Pier Maryland	48th Street Maryland	The Inlet and Pier Maryland	The Inlet and Pier Maryland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	875	626	825	255	23	32	68	30	70	82	91	93	379	411	93	2	95	13	13	101	2	0	0	0	8	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland																Wedge		Assateague	Assateague		Ocean City	Assateague	Assateague	Outside Shoals	120th Street	Assateague	Assateague
Rating (10 max)																1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9	9	9	8

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