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Bogue Inlet Pier Surf Report & Forecast, Emerald Isle, NC

Bogue Inlet Pier, Emerald Isle, North Carolina: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.2 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with an 11 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 17 mph. Water is about 68°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.6 ft at 7 pm.

Poor

1–2 ft

knee high

Swell from the southeast; wind from the west-northwest at 11 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north-northwest.NSWE
first light 6:10 amrating through the daylast light 5:34 pm
Swell
1.2 ft · 11 s · SEplus 0.8 ft · 4 s · SW
Wind
11 mph (WNW), gusts 17cross-shore
Tide
1.2 ft risinghigh 3.6 ft at 7 pm
Water
68°F2mm springsuit
Air
69°Ffeels like 63°F
Sun
rise 6:36 amset 5:07 pm

Bogue Inlet Pier surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Bogue Inlet Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Bogue Inlet Pier today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460352–2 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:36 am5:07 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Bogue Inlet Pier tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460351–1 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Bogue Inlet Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 174.6 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 194.7 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 184.4 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 173.6 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 182.6 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 181.6 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 180.8 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 170.5 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 180.6 ft
3 pmnow1–2 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 161.2 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 152.0 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 132.8 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 143.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor4 mph offshore (NW)3.9 ft
7 am1 ftPoor4 mph offshore (NW)4.3 ft
8 am1 ftPoorcalm4.3 ft
9 am1 ftPoorcalm3.8 ft
10 am1 ftPoorcalm3.1 ft
11 am1 ftPoor5 mph cross-shore (WSW)2.1 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (SW)1.3 ft
1 pm1 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 140.7 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 150.5 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 160.7 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 151.4 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 162.2 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 163.0 ft

Bogue Inlet Pier waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Bogue Inlet Pier arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every minute, with about 34 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 4 s
Lulls
about 34 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
Breaking
4% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Bogue Inlet Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Bogue Inlet Pier: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Bogue Inlet Pier surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 91–1Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Bogue Inlet Pier 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftPoor1.3 ft · 11 s · SE10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 1810 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 186 am
Tue, Nov 101 ftPoor1.1 ft · 11 s · SEcalm9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 151 pm
Wed, Nov 111 ftPoor0.9 ft · 4 s · SSWcalm6 mph onshore (S)6 am
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor2.2 ft · 5 s · SSW12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 1816 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 236 pm
Fri, Nov 130–1 ftPoor1.6 ft · 6 s · SW15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 2117 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 234 pm
Sat, Nov 14flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.9 ft · 2 s · WSW17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2217 mph offshore (NW), gusts 247 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 2 s · W12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 1910 mph offshore (NW), gusts 174 pm
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 9 s · SSE10 mph offshore (N), gusts 157 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 124 pm
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—10 mph offshore (N), gusts 1611 mph offshore (N)10 am
Wed, Nov 180–1 ftPoor—12 mph offshore (N), gusts 2311 mph offshore (NNE)10 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Bogue Inlet Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Bogue Inlet Pier tide chart and tide times

Tides at Bogue Inlet Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.1 ft at 12:21 am, high 4.7 ft at 6:46 am, low 0.5 ft at 1:14 pm and high 3.6 ft at 7 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.

Tide height at Bogue Inlet Pier, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-1135Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.2 ft, risingLow 0.1 ft12:21 amHigh 4.7 ft6:46 amLow 0.5 ft1:14 pmHigh 3.6 ft7 pmLow 0.4 ft1:05 amHigh 4.3 ft7:33 amLow 0.5 ft1:56 pmHigh 3.5 ft7:42 pmLow 0.5 ft1:46 amHigh 4.4 ft8:08 amLow 0.6 ft2:33 pmHigh 3.6 ft8:18 pmLow 0.7 ft2:18 am
Tide height at Bogue Inlet Pier, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Bogue Inlet Pier tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.1 ft at 12:21 amHigh 4.7 ft at 6:46 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:14 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 7 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.4 ft at 1:05 amHigh 4.3 ft at 7:33 amLow 0.5 ft at 1:56 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 7:42 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.5 ft at 1:46 amHigh 4.4 ft at 8:08 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:33 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:18 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.7 ft at 2:18 amHigh 4.7 ft at 8:45 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:21 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:02 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 0.9 ft at 3 amHigh 4.6 ft at 9:28 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:05 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:43 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.1 ft at 3:50 amHigh 4.3 ft at 10:12 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:53 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 10:25 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 0.7 ft at 4:46 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11:01 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:40 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:28 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.9 ft at 5:31 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11:49 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:30 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 3.0 ft at 12:24 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:30 amHigh 3.6 ft at 12:40 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Bogue Inlet Pier water temperature

The water temperature at Bogue Inlet Pier is about 68°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and an 11 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 70°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 68 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 67 to 70 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood68°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Bogue Inlet Pier

Spots near Bogue Inlet Pier with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Bogue Inlet PierThe PointIndian Beach / Salter PathPine Knoll ShoresOceanana Pier / The CircleFort MaconNorth Topsail Beach

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About Bogue Inlet Pier

Bogue Inlet Pier is a pier in Emerald Isle, Carteret County, North Carolina, facing south-southeast.

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