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Columbia St Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Columbia St surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Columbia St surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Columbia St sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Columbia St today?
The current surf forecast for Columbia St at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Columbia St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 66 | 78 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 77 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.10m | 4:55PM1.34m | 5:10AM1.07m | 5:46PM1.38m | 5:59AM1.06m | 6:31PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.01m | 11:19PM0.10m | 11:23AM0.01m | 00:07AM0.10m | 12:06PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 103 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 80 | 66 | 52 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 57 | 43 | 1 | — | — | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 87 | 103 | — | 107 | 119 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 108 | 50 | 43 | 45 | 66 | 78 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 141 | 122 | — | 54 | 68 | 77 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 330 | 284 | 276 | 274 | 331 | 284 | 540 | 331 | 284 | 331 | 278 | 274 | 342 | 263 | 330 | 284 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 43 |
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