Triple S Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
18.5° C
(Which is 4.4°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 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
2
SW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
7
9
14
31
35
37
40
48
80
111
134
144
151
141
80
85
113
226
293
278
368
145
96
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
W
40
SW
35
WSW
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22AM0.85m
10:42PM1.24m
11:03AM0.82m
11:25PM1.19m
11:49AM0.80m
00:11AM1.14m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.14m
5:25AM0.16m
4:48PM0.18m
6:10AM0.20m
5:35PM0.22m
6:57AM0.22m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
23
21
20
15
14
14
14
20
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
16
15
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
1
SSE
6
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.6
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
11
7
3
6
3
3
7
3
1
1
1
1
80
2
8
8
8
222
145
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
6
8
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
2
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.8
WSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
2
SW
7
0.3
N
2
0.6
NNE
3
Energy kJ
5
6
9
14
31
35
37
40
48
80
111
134
144
151
141
29
85
113
226
293
278
368
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
684
1023
1026
1030
656
659
699
837
699
1026
1026
684
256
181
37
37
37
112
132
112
10
4
4
10
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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