Triple S Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Triple S Pier today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Triple S Pier at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
SW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
8
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
80
60
54
44
44
31
31
31
31
31
31
21
25
14
15
16
12
11
11
7
3
6
134
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
NNE
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
E
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM1.31m
6:45AM0.90m
7:11PM1.34m
7:25AM0.89m
7:49PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.04m
1:07AM0.10m
12:35PM0.04m
1:48AM0.09m
1:13PM0.05m
2:28AM0.08m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:13
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
28
30
28
26
23
22
21
21
22
24
22
22
23
23
23
23
25
24
21
18
17
17
17
17
28
30
29
26
21
20
19
18
20
22
19
20
22
22
23
23
25
24
16
12
11
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
70
80
60
39
29
28
20
18
18
31
31
31
21
21
14
15
16
12
5
11
7
2
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
55
55
54
44
44
31
31
31
11
11
11
2
8
1
1
10
11
3
2
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
1
ENE
4
1.5
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
95
2
16
20
21
17
9
5
3
16
25
12
13
9
37
125
164
182
152
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
116
25
0
131
131
0
10
350
4
906
595
486
486
435
274
274
486
659
595
586
584
497
77
271
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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