1st street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Carolina, USA)

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1st street Surf Guide

1st street in North Carolina is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take care of rips,wrecks.

1st street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Sandbar	2.8
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing 1st street:

The best conditions reported for surf at 1st street occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf 1st street (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing 1st street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 25% of the time in December while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 40% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

25%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

40%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore 1st street Location Map

Interactive 1st street surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to 1st street is Elizabeth City Cgas Rgnl Airport (ECG) in USA, 56 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to 1st street is Oceana Nas Airport (NTU), also in USA, 98 km (61 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

1st street Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 27 May 2022, 20:41 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 27			Sat
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	SSE	ENE
Period (s)	9	9	6	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at 1st street

Current tide and informaton

For Kill Devil Hills, 5 km from 1st street.

Next High Water: 06:39am | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 12:49am | 0.2m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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1st street Sea Temperature

Don't be deceived by the very warm air temperatures as the water temperature at 1st street will be much cooler (17.9 °C). Most surfers would wear a good quality spring wetsuit. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite