Ocean Isle Beach · Brunswick County · North Carolina
Ocean Isle Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina
Ocean Isle Beach Pier, North Carolina: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.9 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the west. Water is about 68°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.2 ft at 7:12 pm.
1 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 0.9 ft · 11 s · SEplus 0.7 ft · 3 s · WSW
- Wind
- 6 mph (W)cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.7 ft risinghigh 4.2 ft at 7:12 pm
- Water
- 68°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:14 pm
Ocean Isle Beach Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Ocean Isle Beach Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a rising 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 Ocean Isle Beach Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 5.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 4.0 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW) | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | -0.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 3.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.5 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 3.5 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 2.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (SSW) | 0.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SSW) | 0.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 13 | 1.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 14 | 2.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 14 | 3.3 ft |
Ocean Isle Beach Pier waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Ocean Isle Beach Pier arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
- Lulls
- about 28 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 7% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Ocean Isle Beach Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Ocean Isle Beach Pier: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). 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 Ocean Isle 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 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 3 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 11 s · SE | calm | 7 mph onshore (SSW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 4 s · SSW | 5 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 10 | 4 mph cross-shore (SW) | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.5 ft · 5 s · SW | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 24 | 3 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 4 s · WSW | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 16 mph cross-shore (W) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 6 s · SSW | 15 mph offshore (NW) | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 8 s · SSE | 9 mph offshore (NNE) | 3 mph offshore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 15 | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 11 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 21 | 10 mph offshore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Ocean Isle Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Ocean Isle Beach Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Ocean Isle Beach Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low -0.4 ft at 12:35 am, high 5.3 ft at 6:59 am, low -0.1 ft at 1:19 pm and high 4.2 ft at 7:12 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.7 ft and rising.
Ocean Isle Beach Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low -0.4 ft at 12:35 amHigh 5.3 ft at 6:59 amLow -0.1 ft at 1:19 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 7:12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.3 ft at 1:15 amHigh 5.1 ft at 7:41 amLow 0.0 ft at 1:57 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 7:50 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.0 ft at 1:55 amHigh 5.1 ft at 8:20 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:39 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 8:30 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.4 ft at 2:33 amHigh 5.1 ft at 8:55 amLow 0.4 ft at 3:27 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.4 ft at 3:10 amHigh 4.9 ft at 9:41 amLow 0.8 ft at 4:07 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:52 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.5 ft at 4 amHigh 4.4 ft at 10:21 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:57 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 10:46 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.5 ft at 4:45 amHigh 4.2 ft at 11:11 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:44 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 11:40 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.7 ft at 5:40 amHigh 4.1 ft at 12 pmLow 0.5 ft at 6:35 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.4 ft at 12:36 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:39 amHigh 4.0 ft at 12:53 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Ocean Isle Beach Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Ocean Isle Beach Pier is about 68°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 6 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 and 68°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 Ocean Isle Beach Pier
- Sunset Beach4.3 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Holden Beach5.8 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Cherry Grove Pier, South Carolina12 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Ocean Drive, South Carolina14 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- 27th Ave South, South Carolina17 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Oak Island Pier20 mi E · 1 ft · Poor
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About Ocean Isle Beach Pier
Ocean Isle Beach Pier is a pier in Ocean Isle Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina, facing south-southeast. Also called OIB.
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