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 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Inlet and Pier sea temperature is
24.0°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
14
14
14
14
18
49
60
64
53
99
167
163
181
186
202
240
147
120
97
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:30PM1.09m
1:48AM0.80m
2:32PM1.07m
2:50AM0.80m
3:35PM1.08m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.37m
7:53AM0.30m
9:09PM0.39m
8:52AM0.30m
10:06PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
7:00
 mm
2
Temp °C
26
25
24
23
23
23
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
29
26
24
24
24
24
20
19
20
20
19
21
20
19
21
22
21
21
23
23
24
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Inlet and Pier surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest