Triple S Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EST
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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
9.7° C
(Which is 10.1°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 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)9999999991010101010991010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4947464646465959647998947673717176777796110128125147
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
1.26
8:24PM
0.95
8:43AM
1.23
9:04PM
1.00
9:21AM
1.18
9:48PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
-0.07
2:23AM
-0.10
3:08PM
-0.09
3:07AM
-0.08
3:44PM
-0.10
3:54AM
-0.05
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:22-------5:23-------5:24-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C25643323691215171612111114141415151513
Feels °C (?)-5-20-2-4-3-4-316911121286610101111121210
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