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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 1 pm Tuesday 12 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 3.0°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 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
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 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
19 | 59 | 62 | 49 | 33 | 46 | 48 | 56 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 73 | 85 | 75 | 78 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 44 | 59 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.17m | 4:41AM1.07m | 5:19PM1.32m | 5:34AM1.08m | 6:09PM1.46m | 6:25AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.06m | 10:46PM0.11m | 10:53AM-0.02m | 11:44PM0.02m | 11:39AM-0.10m | 00:39AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 73 | 85 | 75 | 78 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 44 | 59 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 90 | 59 | 62 | 49 | 33 | 46 | 48 | 56 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 521 | 271 | 1133 | 155 | 730 | 740 | 790 | 155 | 271 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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