1st street surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 2026 EDT
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1st street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 1st street sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 4.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 1st street today?

The current surf forecast for 1st street at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at 1st street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
65
62
64
62
66
42
116
113
92
71
73
61
43
48
49
46
49
47
48
50
49
47
32
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NNW
40
N
30
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
10
NW
20
NE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
15
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:43AM1.07m
6:16PM1.37m
6:37AM1.08m
7:07PM1.45m
7:30AM1.07m
7:59PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.11m
11:46AM0.03m
00:42AM0.04m
12:35PM-0.01m
1:36AM-0.00m
1:26PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
15
15
15
16
14
13
12
14
16
15
15
16
17
18
19
21
22
23
21
20
19
17
15
14
8
9
12
11
9
6
5
7
13
11
12
13
14
15
17
20
19
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
54
65
62
64
62
66
41
116
113
92
71
73
61
43
48
49
46
49
46
46
47
48
46
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.5
ESE
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
10
8
8
8
7
4
42
4
4
85
61
19
12
25
42
42
46
47
48
50
49
47
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
24
7
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
NW
3
1
N
4
1.2
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
S
2
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
36
74
41
16
21
31
34
31
2
1
8
26
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
53
87
91
174
87
87
91
91
246
0
73
174
46
46
6
0
0
92
682
682
804
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
5
2
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
5
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