What are the current surf conditions at Carolina Beach Pier?

Carolina Beach Pier currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Carolina Beach Pier?

The best time to surf Carolina Beach Pier is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Carolina Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast

Carolina Beach, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

1.4
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HEIGHT

1.4ft

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PERIOD

11s

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10kt

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0.2ft @
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Good surfing conditions. Small 1.4ft waves with quality 11s ground swell with very light winds

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Monday

Feb 9

GOOD19 good hours

🌊 1.3-1.7ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ -3-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	11s	E	10kt	N	21kt	-1°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	10s	E	10kt	N	21kt	-1°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	E	9kt	N	20kt	-2°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	E	8kt	N	19kt	-2°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	E	8kt	N	17kt	-3°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	E	7kt	N	16kt	-3°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	11s	E	7kt	N	15kt	-3°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	E	6kt	N	14kt	-3°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	E	6kt	N	12kt	-2°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	E	6kt	NNE	11kt	-1°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	E	6kt	NNE	10kt	—°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	ENE	5kt	N	9kt	2°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	ENE	5kt	N	8kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	5s	NE	4kt	N	7kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	ENE	4kt	NNW	7kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	ENE	3kt	NW	7kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	E	3kt	WNW	7kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	E	3kt	WNW	6kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	12s	E	3kt	NW	5kt	3°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	12s	ENE	3kt	NW	3kt	2°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	12s	ENE	3kt	NNW	3kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	12s	ENE	3kt	N	3kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	12s	ENE	3kt	N	3kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	12s	E	3kt	NNE	5kt	1°C	11°C	0mm

Tuesday

Feb 10

FAIR2 excellent hours

🌊 1.5-2.0ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ -1-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	E	4kt	NNE	7kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	E	4kt	NE	9kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	9kt	—°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	—°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	—°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	12s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	E	6kt	NE	9kt	1°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	12s	E	6kt	NE	8kt	2°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	12s	E	6kt	ENE	7kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	12s	E	6kt	ENE	5kt	4°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	12s	E	5kt	E	4kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	12s	E	4kt	E	3kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	12s	E	4kt	ESE	3kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	E	4kt	ESE	3kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	E	3kt	SE	3kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	E	4kt	SE	3kt	5°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	E	4kt	SSE	4kt	4°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	E	4kt	SSE	5kt	2°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	E	4kt	SSE	4kt	3°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	12s	E	3kt	SSE	4kt	3°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	12s	E	2kt	SSE	4kt	3°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	12s	E	3kt	SSE	4kt	4°C	12°C	0mm

Wednesday

Feb 11

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 1.4-2.0ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 4-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	12s	E	3kt	SSE	4kt	4°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	12s	E	4kt	SE	4kt	5°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	12s	E	3kt	SSE	4kt	5°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	12s	E	3kt	S	3kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	12s	E	3kt	SSW	3kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	13s	E	3kt	WSW	3kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	E	3kt	W	3kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	E	4kt	WNW	4kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	E	4kt	W	7kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	13s	E	5kt	W	10kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	E	6kt	WSW	13kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	E	7kt	WSW	13kt	14°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	E	7kt	SW	13kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	E	8kt	SW	13kt	16°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	E	8kt	SW	14kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	E	8kt	SW	15kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	E	9kt	SW	16kt	15°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	E	8kt	SW	18kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	E	8kt	SW	20kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	E	8kt	SW	22kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	12s	E	8kt	SW	24kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	12s	E	9kt	SW	26kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	12s	E	9kt	SW	29kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	12s	E	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	10°C	0mm

Thursday

Feb 12

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-3.0ft 💨 5-10kt 🌡️ 7-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	12s	E	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	12s	E	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	12s	E	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	12s	E	9kt	WSW	29kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	12s	E	9kt	WSW	29kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	E	9kt	WSW	28kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	E	9kt	WSW	28kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	E	9kt	WSW	27kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	SE	9kt	WSW	25kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	8s	SSE	9kt	W	22kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	6s	SSW	10kt	WNW	20kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	SSW	9kt	WNW	18kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	SSW	8kt	NW	16kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	7s	SSW	8kt	NW	14kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	SSW	8kt	NNW	15kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	SSW	8kt	NNW	15kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	SSW	8kt	NNW	16kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	SSW	7kt	NNW	15kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	7s	SSW	6kt	NNW	15kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	7s	SSW	6kt	N	15kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	7s	SSW	5kt	N	16kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	SSW	5kt	N	17kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	18kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	20kt	7°C	10°C	0mm

Friday

Feb 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.6-1.7ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 3-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNW	23kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	26kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	27kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	27kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	28kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	28kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	8kt	N	27kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	27kt	3°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	25kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSW	10kt	NNW	23kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NNW	21kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NNW	20kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NNW	19kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NNW	18kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSW	10kt	NNW	17kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSW	10kt	NNW	16kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSW	10kt	NNW	16kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SSE	8kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	6kt	N	9kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	ENE	4kt	N	6kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	ENE	4kt	N	7kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	ENE	5kt	NNE	8kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	E	5kt	NNE	8kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	ENE	5kt	NNE	7kt	5°C	10°C	0mm

Saturday

Feb 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.5-0.8ft 💨 4-7kt 🌡️ 2-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	ENE	4kt	N	6kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	ENE	4kt	N	5kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	ENE	4kt	N	6kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	ENE	5kt	N	7kt	3°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ENE	5kt	N	9kt	3°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ENE	5kt	N	10kt	3°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ENE	6kt	NNE	10kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ENE	6kt	NNE	11kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	ENE	6kt	NNE	10kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	ENE	7kt	NE	9kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	ENE	7kt	NE	8kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ENE	7kt	ENE	7kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ENE	6kt	ENE	5kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ENE	6kt	E	4kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ENE	7kt	E	5kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ENE	7kt	E	6kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ENE	7kt	E	7kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ENE	6kt	E	8kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ENE	6kt	E	9kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	ENE	5kt	ESE	9kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	7s	ENE	5kt	E	10kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	6s	ENE	5kt	E	10kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	ENE	5kt	E	11kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	ENE	5kt	E	12kt	8°C	10°C	0mm

Sunday

Feb 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.4ft 💨 6-15kt 🌡️ 7-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	E	6kt	ENE	13kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	11s	E	6kt	ENE	13kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	8kt	ENE	15kt	8°C	9°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	9kt	ENE	17kt	7°C	9°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	S	11kt	NE	20kt	7°C	9°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	7s	SSE	11kt	ENE	20kt	7°C	9°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	8s	SSE	11kt	ENE	21kt	7°C	9°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SE	11kt	ENE	22kt	7°C	9°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	ESE	11kt	ENE	23kt	8°C	9°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	12kt	ENE	23kt	9°C	9°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	14s	ESE	12kt	E	24kt	9°C	9°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	11kt	E	23kt	10°C	9°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	10kt	E	22kt	10°C	9°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	9kt	ESE	22kt	11°C	9°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	9kt	ESE	21kt	12°C	9°C	0.4mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	8kt	ESE	21kt	12°C	9°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	8kt	ESE	21kt	12°C	9°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	9kt	SE	23kt	13°C	9°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	10kt	SE	25kt	13°C	9°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	10kt	SSE	27kt	14°C	9°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	12kt	SSE	28kt	14°C	9°C	0.5mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	13kt	SSE	30kt	14°C	9°C	0.8mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	15kt	SSE	31kt	14°C	9°C	1.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	15kt	SSE	32kt	14°C	9°C	1.4mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.6ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:2-10kt N

Water Temperature:11-12°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Carolina Beach Pier in South Onslow is an exposed beach-break that offers fairly consistent surf, with waves shaped by shifting sandbars and enhanced by the pier structure. It performs best in fall, particularly October through November, when hurricane-season swells and nor’easter-driven groundswells from the southeast or northeast meet offshore winds from the west to northwest. The break produces both lefts and rights, often peaking best around low to mid tide. Lineups can grow busy during prime conditions, though weekdays tend to be mellower. Surfers should be mindful of rip currents near the pier and shifting troughs along the beach.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

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