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Triple S Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Triple S Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Triple S Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Triple S Pier sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Triple S Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Triple S Pier at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Triple S Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | |
40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 67 | 65 | 51 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.07m | 8:41PM1.67m | 9:01AM1.06m | 9:34PM1.65m | 9:56AM1.05m | 10:28PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM-0.15m | 2:04PM-0.23m | 3:19AM-0.15m | 2:57PM-0.21m | 4:13AM-0.13m | 3:52PM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | 8:06 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 40 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 10 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 17 | — | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 16 | — | — | SE 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | — | 7 | 16 | 10 | — | — | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 67 | 65 | 3 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 83 | 167 | 170 | 601 | 524 | 437 | 241 | 242 | 122 | 122 | 1446 | 1446 | 1133 | 1038 | 458 | 116 | 83 | 122 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 684 | 684 |
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