Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ocean Isle Beach/pier today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ocean Isle Beach/pier at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ocean Isle Beach/pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 37 | 35 | 44 | 17 | 26 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 40 | 46 | 62 | 88 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:02PM1.48m | 1:21AM1.21m | 2:02PM1.51m | 2:21AM1.18m | 3:05PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM-0.05m | 7:20AM-0.18m | 8:28PM-0.02m | 8:35AM-0.18m | 9:46PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 29 | — | 35 | — | 15 | 8 | 44 | 33 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 62 | 88 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 37 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 25 | — | 46 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 979 | 2041 | 1270 | 1192 | 1657 | 385 | 385 | 341 | 395 | 1270 | 821 | 494 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 336 | 385 | 783 | 792 | 568 |
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