Triple S Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 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 4.0°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 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
74
52
52
51
50
49
65
46
45
43
41
40
40
39
46
49
37
34
34
24
24
24
19
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
N
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:52AM0.99m
8:13PM1.36m
8:30AM0.96m
8:49PM1.36m
9:06AM0.92m
9:25PM1.33m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.02m
1:45PM0.01m
2:46AM0.03m
2:19PM0.03m
3:25AM0.05m
2:53PM0.06m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:51
7:52
7:52
2
1
2
3
3
9
1
Temp °C
18
14
14
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
12
11
11
10
10
14
17
19
18
18
18
11
9
12
12
14
16
17
18
17
14
12
11
9
8
8
8
6
6
11
13
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
77
74
52
52
51
50
49
65
46
42
41
41
40
40
39
46
49
25
34
34
21
19
19
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
S
7
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
9
9
5
5
3
2
3
45
43
28
27
24
19
14
17
37
23
23
24
24
24
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
3
26
39
8
2
2
14
7
7
8
2
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
0.6
N
3
0.9
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
21
42
49
40
31
22
43
7
23
10
4
3
1
1
2
3
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
4
499
427
274
524
892
747
83
0
0
0
25
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
378
451
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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