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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 Saturday 16 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
20.3° C
(Which is 3.5°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 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | |
60 | 61 | 63 | 51 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.08m | 7:49PM1.65m | 8:08AM1.07m | 8:41PM1.67m | 9:01AM1.06m | 9:34PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM-0.21m | 2:26AM-0.15m | 2:04PM-0.23m | 3:19AM-0.15m | 2:57PM-0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | |
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 60 | 61 | 63 | 51 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 15 | SE 17 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 131 | 131 | 826 | 979 | 1132 | 1132 | 131 | 181 | 37 | 131 | 145 | 885 | 378 | 416 | 241 | 242 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 1135 | 271 | 271 | 526 |
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