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.

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Carolina Beach, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

9
kt

🌊 SWELL

0.7
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

0.7ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

10s

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WIND GUSTS

17kt

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AIR TEMP

23°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.6ft @
11s

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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 10s ground swell and 9kt offshore winds Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Nov 9

FAIR3 good hours

🌊 0.7-1.6ft 💨 6-10kt 🌡️ 19-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	ESE	8kt	SW	21kt	21°C	20°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	ESE	9kt	SW	22kt	21°C	20°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	ESE	8kt	SW	23kt	21°C	20°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	ESE	7kt	SW	23kt	20°C	19°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	ESE	6kt	SW	24kt	19°C	18°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	7kt	SW	23kt	19°C	19°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	7kt	SW	23kt	19°C	19°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	ESE	8kt	SW	23kt	19°C	19°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	ESE	8kt	SW	21kt	20°C	20°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	ESE	8kt	SW	19kt	22°C	21°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	9kt	SW	17kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SE	9kt	SW	16kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	9kt	SW	15kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SE	10kt	SW	15kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SE	9kt	SW	16kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SE	9kt	SSW	17kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SE	9kt	SSW	18kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SE	8kt	SSW	19kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	SE	8kt	SSW	20kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	7s	SE	8kt	SW	21kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SE	8kt	SW	22kt	20°C	19°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SE	9kt	SW	22kt	20°C	19°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	SE	10kt	SW	23kt	20°C	19°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SSE	9kt	WSW	21kt	19°C	18°C	0.5mm

Monday

Nov 10

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 0.9-2.7ft 💨 7-14kt 🌡️ 3-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	S	8kt	WSW	20kt	18°C	18°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	SSW	7kt	W	18kt	17°C	17°C	0.7mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	SSW	7kt	W	18kt	16°C	17°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	S	8kt	WNW	17kt	15°C	16°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	S	9kt	WNW	16kt	14°C	16°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	6s	S	9kt	WNW	16kt	13°C	15°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	6s	S	9kt	NW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NW	16kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	S	9kt	NW	15kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	S	9kt	NW	14kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	S	9kt	NW	13kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	NW	13kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	13kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	S	9kt	W	15kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	S	8kt	W	15kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	S	9kt	W	17kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSE	10kt	W	19kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	12kt	W	20kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSE	13kt	W	22kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SSE	13kt	WNW	24kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	S	14kt	WNW	26kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	SSE	14kt	WNW	26kt	3°C	8°C	0mm

Tuesday

Nov 11

POOR2 good hours

🌊 0.5-1.4ft 💨 5-14kt 🌡️ 1-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SSE	14kt	WNW	25kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	SSE	14kt	WNW	25kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	S	14kt	WNW	26kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSW	13kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SSW	13kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SSW	13kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	S	12kt	WNW	26kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	S	12kt	WNW	25kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	S	11kt	WNW	21kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	SSW	10kt	WNW	18kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	SW	9kt	WNW	14kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSW	10kt	WNW	15kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	S	10kt	W	15kt	7°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SSE	11kt	W	15kt	8°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SSE	10kt	W	15kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	SE	10kt	W	15kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	9kt	W	15kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	SE	8kt	W	15kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	SSE	7kt	W	16kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	6kt	W	16kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	SSE	6kt	W	15kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	SE	5kt	WSW	13kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	ESE	5kt	WSW	12kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	ESE	5kt	WSW	13kt	5°C	9°C	0mm

Wednesday

Nov 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.5-1.0ft 💨 6-14kt 🌡️ 6-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	6kt	W	14kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	6kt	W	15kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	7kt	W	18kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	8kt	WSW	20kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	9kt	WSW	23kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	10kt	WSW	24kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	10kt	WSW	26kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	11kt	WSW	28kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	12kt	WSW	28kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	13kt	WSW	28kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	14kt	WSW	29kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	14kt	WSW	28kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	14kt	WSW	27kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	14kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	13kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	12kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	12kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SE	11kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SE	10kt	WSW	26kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SE	9kt	WSW	26kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SE	9kt	WSW	27kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	SE	9kt	WSW	27kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	SE	9kt	WSW	27kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	SE	9kt	W	26kt	13°C	15°C	0mm

Thursday

Nov 13

FAIR2 excellent hours

🌊 0.8-2.1ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 9-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	SSE	9kt	W	25kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	SSE	8kt	W	24kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	S	7kt	W	21kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	SSW	7kt	WNW	18kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	6s	SSW	6kt	WNW	15kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	6s	SSW	5kt	WNW	13kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	SSW	5kt	WNW	11kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	6s	SSW	5kt	WNW	8kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	5kt	NW	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	SSW	5kt	NW	9kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	SSW	5kt	NNW	10kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	5kt	NNW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	SSW	5kt	NW	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSW	5kt	NW	9kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSW	5kt	NW	9kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSW	4kt	NW	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSW	4kt	NW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	S	4kt	NW	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SSE	4kt	NNW	6kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	4kt	N	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	4kt	N	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	5kt	NNE	7kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	5kt	NNE	8kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	NNE	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm

Friday

Nov 14

FAIR6 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.0ft 💨 2-5kt 🌡️ 9-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	NNE	5kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	N	3kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	N	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	N	4kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	N	4kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	N	3kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	2kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	2kt	NNE	2kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	2kt	ENE	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	2kt	ESE	3kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	2kt	SE	3kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	SE	3kt	SSE	4kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	SE	4kt	S	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	SE	5kt	SSW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	SE	5kt	SSW	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	SE	4kt	SSW	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	8s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	8s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm

Saturday

Nov 15

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.0ft 💨 2-5kt 🌡️ 11-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	8s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	8s	ESE	4kt	W	5kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	8s	ESE	4kt	W	5kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	4kt	W	6kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	5kt	W	7kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	5kt	WNW	7kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	5kt	WNW	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	8s	ESE	5kt	NW	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	5kt	NW	7kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	4kt	NW	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	4kt	NNW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	3kt	N	6kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	2kt	NNE	5kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	2kt	NE	4kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	3kt	ENE	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	4kt	E	5kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	5kt	SE	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	5kt	ESE	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	5kt	ESE	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	4kt	E	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	4kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	4kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	4kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	ESE	4kt	ESE	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.3ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:6-14kt SW

Water Temperature:8-24°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

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