The Inlet and Pier surf break

The Inlet and Pier surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 May 2026 EDT
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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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 5AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
N
4
1.2
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
3
3
5
7
16
105
199
138
141
183
227
227
170
167
131
102
92
63
61
43
43
42
41
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
N
10
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
25
ENE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:28AM0.86m
7:52PM1.23m
8:09AM0.86m
8:33PM1.24m
8:51AM0.87m
9:14PM1.23m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.08m
1:26PM0.06m
2:26AM0.08m
2:05PM0.06m
3:04AM0.09m
2:44PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:16
Temp °C
19
18
17
14
18
18
14
13
13
13
12
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
16
16
15
11
6
11
11
7
8
10
10
9
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
18
19
18
16
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
7
9
6
4
5
6
3
2
1
141
183
227
227
170
167
131
102
92
63
61
43
43
42
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
5
7
7
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
11
12
8
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
1.2
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
16
2
14
42
24
16
105
199
138
1
5
10
11
17
14
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
217
563
518
825
825
482
1073
273
68
2
0
2
32
107
563
23
165
93
23
0
2
51
253
304
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
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