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Columbia St in North Carolina is a reasonably exposed beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A popular wave that can get growded. The crowds in the water make a gath helmet a good idea.

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Overall Columbia St Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Columbia St:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Wrightsville Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Mason s Inlet	1 mi
Third closest break	Oceanic Pier	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Masonboro Inlet	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Pelican Watch	13 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Columbia St:
Closest wave buoy	Ocean Crest Pier Buoy	29 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Onslow Bay Outer Buoy	48 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	53 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Edisto Buoy	140 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Diamond Shoals Buoy	147 mi
Tide stations nearest to Columbia St:
Closest tide station	Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Masonboro Inlet, North Carolina	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Wilmington, North Carolina	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Campbell Island, North Carolina	10 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Castle Hayne, Northeast River, Cape Fear River, Nor	13 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Columbia St:
Closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	257 mi
Second closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	262 mi
Third closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	266 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	268 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Beech Mountain Resort (United States)	272 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Columbia St:
Closest city location	Wrightsville Beach (United States)	0 mi
Second closest city location	Seagate (United States)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Masonboro (United States)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ogden (United States)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bayshore (United States)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Columbia St is Wilmington International Airport (ILM) in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Columbia St is New River Mcas (Jacksonville) Airport (NCA), also in USA, 65 km (40 miles) away.
• Third is Cherry Point Mcas Airport (NKT) in USA, 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Craven Co Rgnl (New Bern) Airport (EWN) in USA is 118 km (73 miles) away.
• Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Columbia St and is 120 km (75 miles) away.