Height
4.6ft
Hs
Rad.Surf
Oak Island Crystal Coast
Updated 5:50 AM EST
Buoy 41013 · Frying Pan Shoals, NC · 40 mi
Oak Island Surf Call
Rideable
Small, but there is a face to ride. Wind is cross-shore at 6 mph. Gusts 7.
Breaks 1–1.5 ft · sets about 1.5 ft
Boogie Worth it · Enough shorebreak for a bodyboard.
Wind SE 6 mph gust 7 · cross · JMPN7 5:42 AM EST · Wrightsville Beach, 8 min old
Beach about 71°F · Springsuit
Oak Island NOAA
4.4 ft Falling · low in 4h 25m
- passed High 5.4 ft Thu 4:03 AM
- Low 0.5 ft Thu 10:17 AM
- High 5.1 ft Thu 4:19 PM
- Low 0.3 ft Thu 10:39 PM
Surf forecast
Nearshore
Surf
Thursday
DAWN (BEFORE 6:00 AM)
5 AM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 9.1 s ESE · SE 6 mph gust 7 · cross · JMPN7 5:42 AM EST · Wrightsville Beach, 8 min old · Rideable
Morning (6:00 to 11:59 AM)
6 AM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 9.1 s ESE · SE 6 mph · Rideable
7 AM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 9.1 s ESE · SE 5 mph · Rideable
8 AM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 9 s ESE · SE 5 mph · Rideable
9 AM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 8.8 s ESE · SE 6 mph · Rideable
10 AM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 8.6 s ESE · SE 7 mph · Rideable
11 AM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 8.4 s SE · SE 7 mph · Rideable
Midday (12:00 to 3:59 PM)
12 PM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 8.2 s SE · S 7 mph · Rideable
1 PM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 8 s SE · S 8 mph · Rideable
2 PM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 8 s SE · S 8 mph · Rideable
3 PM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 8 s SE · S 8 mph · Rideable
Late (4:00 PM to sunset)
4 PM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 8 s SE · S 8 mph · Rideable
5 PM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1 ft) · 8.1 s SE · S 7 mph · Rideable
6 PM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 7.9 s SE · SE 7 mph · Rideable
Friday
DAWN (BEFORE 6:00 AM)
5 AM · <1 ft (sets 1.0) · 9.7 s SE · S 6 mph · Small / Clean
Morning (6:00 to 11:59 AM)
6 AM · <1 ft (sets 1.0) · 9.6 s SE · S 6 mph · Small / Clean
7 AM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 6.9 s SSE · S 6 mph · Rideable
8 AM · 1–1.5 ft (sets about 1.5 ft) · 6.8 s SSE · S 7 mph · Rideable
9 AM · <1 ft · 5.7 s SSE · S 8 mph · Small / Clean
10 AM · <1 ft · 5.7 s SSE · S 9 mph · Small / Clean
11 AM · <1 ft · 4.5 s SSE · S 10 mph · Small / Clean
Midday (12:00 to 3:59 PM)
12 PM · <1 ft · 4.5 s SSE · S 10 mph · Small / Clean
1 PM · <1 ft · 4.5 s SSE · S 12 mph · Small
2 PM · <1 ft · 4.5 s SSE · S 10 mph · Small / Clean
3 PM · <1 ft · 4.5 s SSE · SW 10 mph · Small / Clean
Late (4:00 PM to sunset)
4 PM · <1 ft · 4.5 s SSE · SW 10 mph · Small / Clean
5 PM · <1 ft · 4.5 s S · SW 9 mph · Small / Clean
Saturday
Morning
3.0 ft
Fun / Clean
Midday
3.0 ft
Fun / Clean
Late
2.5–3.0 ft
Fun / Clean
2.5–3.0 ft 10.3s SE
Day N 12 mph · Night N 9 mph
Sunday
Morning
2.5 ft
Fun / Clean
Midday
2.0–2.5 ft
Fun / Clean
Late
2.0 ft
Rideable
2.0–2.5 ft 9.6s SE
Day N 5 to 9 mph · Night NW 3 to 7 mph
Monday
Morning
2.0 ft
Rideable
Midday
2.0 ft
Rideable
Late
1.5–2.0 ft
Rideable
1.5–2.0 ft 9.8s SE
Day N 8 mph · Night N 5 mph
Tuesday
Morning
2.0 ft
Rideable
Midday
2.0 ft
Rideable
Late
1.5–2.0 ft
Rideable
1.5–2.0 ft 11.7s SE
Day E 5 to 9 mph · Night W 8 mph
Buoy data
Period
9sec
Decent
Dir
ESE
From 116°
Water
75°F
Buoy
Spectral split
Swell
4.3ft
9.1s ESE
Wind wave
1.6ft
4.3s ESE
Energy 7.7 kW/m Solid
Steepness Swell
Last few readings
4.3
1:50a
4.3
2:10a
4.3
2:20a
3.9
2:30a
3.9
2:50a
4.3
3:20a
4.3
3:50a
4.6
4:20a
4.9
4:40a
4.9
4:50a
4.6
5:10a
4.6
5:20a
Beach. Long south-facing sand beach. Usually smaller than the east-facing banks.
Window. S to SE swell. North wind is offshore.
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