Carolina Beach · New Hanover County · North Carolina
Carolina Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina
Carolina Beach Pier, North Carolina: 3–4 ft, waist to chest high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.9 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 6 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 11 mph. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.8 ft at 7:06 pm.
3–4 ft
waist to chest high
- Swell
- 1.9 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 6 mph (WNW), gusts 11offshore
- Tide
- 1.2 ft risinghigh 3.8 ft at 7:06 pm
- Water
- 69°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 71°Ffeels like 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:38 amset 5:12 pm
Carolina Beach Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Carolina Beach Pier: 7 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
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 Carolina Beach Pier: 9 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 4.9 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 4.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.8 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 0.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (W) | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (W) | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (W) | 2.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (W) | 2.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | 3.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 3.4 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 17 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 15 | 2.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 14 | 3.0 ft |
Carolina Beach Pier waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Carolina Beach Pier arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 31 s
- Lulls
- about 154 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 22% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Carolina Beach Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Carolina Beach Pier: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Carolina Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–4 ft | Fair | 2.1 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 6 mph offshore (W) | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–3 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 11 s · ESE | calm | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 10 s · E | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 7 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 5 s · SSW | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 26 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 7 s · S | 14 mph offshore (WNW) | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 24 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 6 s · SSW | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 3 s · NNE | 12 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 17 | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 3 s · N | 10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 15 | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 18 | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Carolina Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Carolina Beach Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Carolina Beach Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.2 ft at 12:30 am, high 4.9 ft at 6:54 am, low 0.6 ft at 1:22 pm and high 3.8 ft at 7:06 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.
Carolina Beach Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.2 ft at 12:30 amHigh 4.9 ft at 6:54 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:22 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 7:06 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 1:10 amHigh 4.7 ft at 7:35 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:02 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 7:47 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.5 ft at 1:48 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:14 amLow 0.8 ft at 2:42 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 8:26 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.8 ft at 2:26 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:48 amLow 0.8 ft at 3:33 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 9:13 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.8 ft at 3:01 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:37 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:11 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:49 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:56 amHigh 4.2 ft at 10:16 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:05 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 10:41 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.8 ft at 4:43 amHigh 3.8 ft at 11:09 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:48 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 11:38 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.1 ft at 5:36 amHigh 3.8 ft at 11:57 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:39 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.2 ft at 12:33 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:37 amHigh 3.7 ft at 12:49 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Carolina Beach Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Carolina Beach Pier is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 72°F and a 6 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 65 and 69°F.
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 Carolina Beach Pier
- Carolina Beach North End0.7 mi NNE · 3 ft · Fair
- Pelican Watch2.6 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Kure Beach Pier4.3 mi SSW · 2 ft · Good
- Fort Fisher6.5 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Masonboro Island8.7 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor
- South End, Wrightsville Beach10 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor
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About Carolina Beach Pier
Carolina Beach Pier is a pier in Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, facing east-southeast. Also called CB and Pleasure Island.
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