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 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Inlet and Pier sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.5
S
3
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
0.2
E
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
11
10
8
11
11
6
5
5
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:00PM1.23m
5:25AM1.06m
5:52PM1.23m
6:15AM1.16m
6:39PM1.21m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.11m
11:26PM0.12m
11:34AM0.06m
00:14AM0.07m
12:31PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
17
17
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17
17
17
20
23
25
23
23
Feels °C
9
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
17
21
23
21
23
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