Atlantic Beach Surf Forecast

/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.70° N 76.74° W)

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Atlantic Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 EDT

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Atlantic Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Atlantic Beach sea temperature is 21.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Atlantic Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Atlantic Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 23) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Atlantic Beach in the next 12 days are 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 28) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 28) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11PM (Thu 23rd Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m) 9s
Best Surf	11PM (Thu 23rd Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m) 9s
Most Powerful	5PM (Tue 28th Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Atlantic Beach over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	E	E	SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	16	25	29	27	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	41	31	37	37	20	123	64	47	35	44
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	SSW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NW	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:48AM 0.91		10:04PM 0.68	10:25AM 0.89		10:40PM 0.64	11:03AM 0.87		11:17PM 0.61	11:45AM 0.84		12:00AM 0.59	12:32PM 0.81		12:50AM 0.57	1:25PM 0.79		1:49AM 0.57		2:23PM 0.78	2:52AM 0.60
Low Tide / height (m)		4:31PM 0.13	4:07AM 0.13		5:10PM 0.16	4:42AM 0.15		5:51PM 0.19		5:20AM 0.18	6:36PM 0.22		6:03AM 0.20	7:26PM 0.24		6:53AM 0.22		8:21PM 0.25	7:53AM 0.23		9:17PM 0.23

	Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
Sunrise	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-
Sunset	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:19	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:15	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	36	-	-	-	-	3
Temp. °C	16	20	20	16	19	18	15	17	15	15	16	15	18	19	18	16	17	16	13	16	15
Feels °C (?)	11	14	17	12	16	15	11	13	11	11	11	11	14	14	15	13	13	13	9	15	14

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Atlantic Beach (calm at BUOY-BFTN7 7 km from Atlantic Beach). 0.8m 5s windswell from the SW with a 0.4m 11s groundswell from the ESE and a 0.2m 9s swell from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the Atlantic Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Atlantic Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Atlantic Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Atlantic Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Atlantic Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Atlantic Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Atlantic Beach is 25 km (16 miles) from Havelock. If you plan a vacation in North Carolina, look for hotels and other accommodation in Havelock. Havelock has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.