North-Carolina Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

North-Carolina wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the North-Carolina region.

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North-Carolina Wavefinder

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	Sat	Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in North-Carolina	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Holden Beach Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Holden Beach Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North
Rating	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.0 S	1.4 S	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.1 S	0.8 S	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SE	1.5 SSW	0.5 SE	1.3 S	0.4 SE	0.7 SSE	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 S
Period(s)	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	4	6	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	6
Energy	43	31	50	153	217	84	94	65	53	76	65	26	169	30	188	25	45	147	326	143	88	65
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)		7:14AM 1.16	7:53PM 1.89		8:10AM 1.19		8:36PM 1.87	9:06AM 1.21		9:41PM 1.86	10:03AM 1.23		10:34PM 1.78	11:01AM 1.24		11:28PM 1.66	12:01PM 1.25		12:21AM 1.51	1:02PM 1.26		1:16AM 1.36
Low Tide / height (m)	1:15AM -0.09	1:01PM -0.23		2:20AM -0.12	1:56PM -0.25		3:03AM 0.10		2:53PM -0.23	4:06AM -0.14		3:50PM -0.19	4:59AM -0.12		5:00PM -0.05		5:51AM -0.10	5:50PM -0.02		6:43AM -0.06	6:48PM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear
Rain (mm)	12	3	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	16	3	1	-
High °C	27	28	29	27	29	30	28	26	28	27	27	28	27	28	34	27	27	28	28	25	25	24
Low °C	23	26	28	26	26	28	25	25	27	24	24	28	26	26	32	27	25	27	26	23	23	22
Chill °C (?)	27	28	29	27	29	30	28	26	28	27	27	28	27	28	34	27	27	28	28	25	25	24
Sunrise	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:25	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	1.0 S	0.2 E	1.1 S	0.8 S	0.2 ENE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.1 SE	0.5 SE	0.1 E	0.4 SE	0.7 SSE	0.1 SE	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.1 SE	0.9 S
Period (s)	5	8	8	8	6	9	6	7	4	7	7	7	15	7	14	7	7	13	6	6	13	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	0.2 ESE	0.4 NE	0.1 SE	-	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	8	10	9	4	7	-	-	16	15	15	5	14	14	-	13	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.0 S	1.4 S	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	-	-	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	5	5	5	6	6	6	-	-	4	6	6	5	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	6

	Saturday 13			Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tuesday 16
	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North-Carolina	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Holden Beach Carolina North	Holden Beach Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North
Rating	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	0.9 SSE	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	1.4 SSW	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.9 S
Period(s)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Energy	34	32	48	43	23	29	31	46	50	80	130	153	105	290	217	90	84	53	224	94	67	80
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		6:58PM 1.83				7:14AM 1.16				7:53PM 1.89				7:55AM 1.19	8:10AM 1.19				8:36PM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)				1:15AM -0.09				1:01PM -0.23					2:16AM -0.22			1:56PM -0.25					4:31AM -0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	2	3	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	5
Temp. °C	30	28	26	25	26	26	28	29	28	27	27	27	24	26	29	30	28	28	26	25	24	23
Chill °C (?)	30	28	26	25	26	26	28	29	28	27	27	27	24	26	29	30	28	28	26	25	24	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52
Sunset	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:23	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.9 SSE	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.8 S	0.9 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	9	9	5	5	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	8	9	6	6	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.7 SW	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.3 SE
Period (s)	7	-	9	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	8	8	10	10	9	6	9	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	0.6 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.8 SW	1.4 SSW	-	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	4	7	6	6	6	6	6	-	4	4

	Saturday 13									Sunday 14
	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North-Carolina	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North	Beauregard Carolina North
Rating	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S
Period(s)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Energy	34	34	34	34	35	32	32	23	48	48	51	43	43	30	23	23	23	29	30	31	31	38
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					6:58PM 1.83													7:14AM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)												1:15AM -0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	31	31	30	29	29	28	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	29
Chill °C (?)	31	31	30	29	29	28	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	29
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	-	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	-	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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Delaware	Massachusetts	Nova-Scotia
Iceland	New-Hampshire	Pennsylvania
Maine	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Maryland	New-York

British-Columbia	Minnesota	Washington
California	Oregon

Anguilla	Grenada	Puerto Rico
Aruba	Guadeloupe	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados	Haiti	Saint Lucia
Bermuda	Martinique	Trinidad and Tobago
British Virgin Islands	Montserrat	US Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic	Netherlands Antilles	Venezuela

Alabama	Georgia-USA	Nicaragua
Belize	Guatemala	Panama
Costa Rica	Honduras	Texas
El Salvador	Louisiana
Florida	Mexico

Alabama	Lake Huron Canada	New Jersey
Bermuda	Lake Huron United States	North Carolina
Cape Breton Island	Lake Michigan	North Florida
Delaware	Lake Ontario Canada	Nova Scotia
Eleuthera Bahamas	Lake Ontario United States	Rhode Island
Florida	Long Island New York	South Carolina
Georgia	Louisiana	South Florida
Great Abaco Bahamas	Maine	Texas
Gulf Coast Florida	Maryland	Turks and Caicos Islands
Lake Erie Canada	Massachusetts	US East Coast
Lake Erie United States	New Hampshire	Virginia

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