Triple S Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 5.0°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 11PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

Table - waves today at Triple S Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
1.9
SW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
77
99
127
132
122
156
299
322
254
140
93
72
34
24
14
27
18
15
16
26
25
38
56
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:25PM1.19m
11:49AM0.80m
00:11AM1.14m
12:41PM0.80m
1:02AM1.11m
1:39PM0.84m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.18m
6:10AM0.20m
5:35PM0.22m
6:57AM0.22m
6:29PM0.24m
7:45AM0.21m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:57
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
21
20
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
18
19
20
20
21
21
21
19
19
20
21
19
21
18
15
16
12
11
11
11
11
14
15
14
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
2
7
2
7
140
93
72
34
24
13
8
6
15
16
26
25
26
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
9
8
16
9
14
14
7
14
7
6
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
16
10
7
14
7
6
5
1
5
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
1.9
SW
7
1.7
SSW
7
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
64
77
99
127
132
122
156
299
322
254
7
7
8
16
26
27
18
8
15
25
18
38
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
684
269
256
256
77
350
350
151
112
4
10
0
4
4
659
601
426
600
589
531
818
977
995
1041
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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