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Pine Knoll Shores · Carteret County · North Carolina

Pine Knoll Shores Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina

Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina: 2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with an 11 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 17 mph. Water is about 67°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.5 ft at 6:58 pm.

Poor

2 ft

knee high

Swell from the southeast; wind from the west-northwest at 11 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north.NSWE
first light 6:09 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
1.3 ft · 11 s · SEplus 1.2 ft · 4 s · WSW
Wind
11 mph (WNW), gusts 17cross-shore
Tide
1.1 ft risinghigh 3.5 ft at 6:58 pm
Water
67°F2mm springsuit
Air
69°Ffeels like 63°F
Sun
rise 6:35 amset 5:07 pm

Pine Knoll Shores surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pine Knoll Shores: 9 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Pine Knoll Shores 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: Poor to Fair7 am: Poor8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:35 am5:07 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pine Knoll Shores tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460351–2 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 Pine Knoll Shores: 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 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 174.6 ft
7 am2 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 184.7 ft
8 am2 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 174.3 ft
9 am2 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 163.6 ft
10 am2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 162.6 ft
11 am2 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 171.5 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 170.7 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 170.4 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 180.5 ft
3 pmnow1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 161.1 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 151.9 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 132.7 ft
6 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 133.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoorcalm4.1 ft
7 am1 ftPoor4 mph offshore (NW)4.5 ft
8 am1 ftPoorcalm4.4 ft
9 am1 ftPoorcalm3.9 ft
10 am1 ftPoorcalm3.1 ft
11 am1 ftPoor5 mph cross-shore (WSW)2.1 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (SW)1.2 ft
1 pm1 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 130.5 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 140.4 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 150.7 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 141.3 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 152.1 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 152.9 ft

Pine Knoll Shores waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Pine Knoll Shores arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 20 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.9 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
Lulls
about 20 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
Breaking
10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Pine Knoll Shores surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pine Knoll Shores: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Pine Knoll Shores 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: Poor to FairMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–0Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pine Knoll Shores are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Pine Knoll Shores 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftPoor to Fair1.4 ft · 11 s · SE12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 1711 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 189 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor1.1 ft · 11 s · SEcalm9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 146 am
Wed, Nov 111 ftPoor0.8 ft · 4 s · SSWcalm5 mph onshore (SSW)6 am
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor2.1 ft · 5 s · SSW11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 1716 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 244 pm
Fri, Nov 131 ftPoor1.5 ft · 6 s · SW16 mph cross-shore (WNW)17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 227 am
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor0.6 ft · 4 s · WSW17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2217 mph offshore (NW), gusts 221 pm
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.4 ft · 3 s · WSW13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2010 mph offshore (NW), gusts 177 am
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 9 s · SSE10 mph offshore (N), gusts 168 mph offshore (NNW)4 pm
Tue, Nov 170–1 ftPoor—11 mph offshore (N), gusts 1611 mph offshore (N)7 am
Wed, Nov 18flat (under 1 ft)Poor—13 mph offshore (N), gusts 2312 mph offshore (NNE)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pine Knoll Shores are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pine Knoll Shores tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pine Knoll Shores today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.2 ft at 12:19 am, high 4.7 ft at 6:44 am, low 0.4 ft at 1:13 pm and high 3.5 ft at 6:58 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.1 ft and rising.

Tide height at Pine Knoll Shores, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-1135Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.1 ft, risingLow 0.2 ft12:19 amHigh 4.7 ft6:44 amLow 0.4 ft1:13 pmHigh 3.5 ft6:58 pmLow 0.2 ft12:58 amHigh 4.5 ft7:22 amLow 0.4 ft1:51 pmHigh 3.4 ft7:36 pmLow 0.4 ft1:36 amHigh 4.6 ft8:05 amLow 0.8 ft2:33 pmHigh 3.6 ft8:18 pmLow 0.9 ft2:15 am
Tide height at Pine Knoll Shores, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pine Knoll Shores tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.2 ft at 12:19 amHigh 4.7 ft at 6:44 amLow 0.4 ft at 1:13 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 6:58 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.2 ft at 12:58 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:22 amLow 0.4 ft at 1:51 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:36 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.4 ft at 1:36 amHigh 4.6 ft at 8:05 amLow 0.8 ft at 2:33 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:18 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.9 ft at 2:15 amHigh 4.7 ft at 8:41 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:21 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 9:01 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 1.0 ft at 2:57 amHigh 4.6 ft at 9:25 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:04 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 9:40 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.0 ft at 3:48 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:06 amLow 0.8 ft at 4:56 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 10:30 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 0.7 ft at 4:36 amHigh 3.6 ft at 10:59 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:38 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:25 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.9 ft at 5:29 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:46 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:28 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 3.0 ft at 12:21 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:26 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:37 pm

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

Pine Knoll Shores water temperature

The water temperature at Pine Knoll Shores is about 67°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 71°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 67 to 71 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood67°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 Pine Knoll Shores

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About Pine Knoll Shores

Pine Knoll Shores is a beach break in Pine Knoll Shores, Carteret County, North Carolina, facing south. Also called PKS.

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