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/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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1st street surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is 3.3°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 6PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 1st street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | |
37 | 124 | 281 | 316 | 214 | 173 | 116 | 85 | 62 | 49 | 65 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 42 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.04m | 3:54AM1.04m | 4:35PM1.15m | 4:49AM1.06m | 5:25PM1.26m | 5:43AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.19m | 9:50PM0.26m | 10:10AM0.13m | 10:50PM0.18m | 10:58AM0.08m | 11:47PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 37 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 62 | 49 | 65 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | E 14 | S 5 | S 6 | E 15 | E 15 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 124 | 281 | 316 | 214 | 173 | 116 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 486 | 261 | 251 | 215 | 215 | 91 | 92 | 366 | 360 | 436 | 436 | 863 | 822 | 436 | 15 | 436 | 906 | 1045 | 1045 | 306 | 92 | 0 | 174 |
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