The surf forecast is 3-4 ft and slightly choppy right now for Buxton, NC
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station D6557 - Buxton55° NE @ 4 → 11mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.1:38pm / 8:10pm
- BUOY 41025 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 41025ENE
5.2ft @ 12s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.68° 3/2 Wetsuit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
FRI 1
SAT 2
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5
2am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 4-5 ft and fair at 2am on Fri 5/1
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide 0.1 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Friday, May 1
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6 ftchoppyNNE
23mph5.7ft10sENE12pm 3-4 ftchoppyNE 16mph4ft10sENE6pm 2-4 ftchoppyE 12mph3.8ft10sENE - Saturday, May 2
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-4 ftcleanWSW 10mph3.9ft10sENE12pm 3+ ftchoppyN 23mph3ft9sENE6pm 3-4 ftchoppyN 33mph7.8ft6sNNE - Sunday, May 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftfairNNW 16mph4.8ft9sNE12pm 3-4 ftcleanNW 7mph4.3ft9sNE6pm 2-4 ftfairS 4mph3.9ft9sNE - Monday, May 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3+ ftfairSW 16mph3.2ft9sENE12pm 2-3 ftchoppySW 18mph2.8ft9sENE6pm 2-3 ftchoppySSW 22mph1.8ft8sNE - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Tuesday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftchoppySW 13mph2.1ft10sE12pm 2+ ftchoppySSW 13mph1.9ft10sE6pm 2 ftchoppySSW 16mph1.7ft9sE
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This forecast is for East facing beaches, and was updated May 1, 2026 @ 3:22pm.
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