Surf City · Pender County · North Carolina
Surf City Pier Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina
Surf City Pier, North Carolina: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 9 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.5 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the northwest. Water is about 68°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.2 ft at 1:06 am.
1–2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.5 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 5 mph (NW)offshore
- Tide
- 2.9 ft fallinglow 0.2 ft at 1:06 am
- Water
- 68°F3/2
- Air
- 61°Ffeels like 58°F
- Sun
- rise 6:38 amset 5:10 pm
Surf City Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Surf City Pier: 6 am, Good, 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 Surf City Pier: 6 am, Poor to Fair, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 17 | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 4.9 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 4.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.8 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 2.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 0.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW) | 2.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW) | 3.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 4.1 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 3.3 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 2.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 0.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 13 | 0.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 14 | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 3.0 ft |
Surf City Pier waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 9 pm, sets at Surf City Pier arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 1.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 31 s
- Lulls
- about 238 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
- 31% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Surf City Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Surf City Pier: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). 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 Surf City 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 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 11 s · ESE | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.4 ft · 11 s · ESE | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 10 s · ESE | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 5 s · SSW | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 6 s · S | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 12 s · ESE | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 14 | 6 mph offshore (NW), gusts 11 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 8 s · SE | 8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 14 | 7 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 12 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 15 | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 25 | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Surf City Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Surf City Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Surf City Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: high 4.9 ft at 6:49 am, low 0.4 ft at 1:18 pm and high 3.8 ft at 7:03 pm. At 9 pm the tide is 2.9 ft and falling.
Surf City Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 4.9 ft at 6:49 amLow 0.4 ft at 1:18 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 7:03 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.2 ft at 1:06 amHigh 4.7 ft at 7:30 amLow 0.4 ft at 2 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 7:44 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.3 ft at 1:44 amHigh 4.7 ft at 8:11 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:39 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 8:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.8 ft at 2:24 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.8 ft at 3:27 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:05 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.7 ft at 3:06 amHigh 4.5 ft at 9:35 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:07 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:46 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:56 amHigh 4.2 ft at 10:15 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:59 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:38 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.8 ft at 4:43 amHigh 3.9 ft at 11:06 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:45 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 11:31 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:39 amHigh 3.9 ft at 11:58 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:32 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.4 ft at 12:29 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:36 amHigh 4.0 ft at 12:45 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Surf City Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Surf City Pier is about 68°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 5 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit 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 Surf City Pier
- Topsail Beach6.2 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- North Topsail Beach9.0 mi ENE · 2 ft · Fair
- Figure Eight Island16 mi SW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Mason's Inlet18 mi SW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Johnnie Mercer's Pier20 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor
- Columbia Street20 mi SW · 1–2 ft · Poor
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About Surf City Pier
Surf City Pier is a pier in Surf City, Pender County, North Carolina, facing southeast.
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