Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean Isle Beach/pier today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean Isle Beach/pier at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ocean Isle Beach/pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.21m | 3:46AM1.00m | 4:22PM1.25m | 4:45AM1.07m | 5:17PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.13m | 10:10AM0.05m | 10:54PM0.05m | 10:57AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | E 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 327 | 327 | 42 | 21 | 34 | 179 | 295 | 833 | 1744 | 1746 | 517 | 170 | 828 | 828 | 833 | 833 | 170 | 21 |
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