The surf forecast is 3-5 ft and choppy w/ sideshore current right now for Buxton, NC
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.56° NNE @ 21mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.2:15pm / 8:46pm
- BUOY 41025 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 41025NNE
4.9ft @ 6s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.67° 3/2 Wetsuit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
SAT 2
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5
WED 6
2am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-4+ ft and choppy at 2am on Sat 5/2
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide -0.2 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Saturday, May 2
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4 ftfairNW
17mph3.9ft10sENE12pm 2-3+ ftchoppyN 24mph3ft9sENE6pm 2-4 ftchoppyNNE 22mph4.8ft7sNNE - Sunday, May 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftfairNNW 16mph4.1ft8sE12pm 2-4 ftcleanWNW 13mph4.3ft8sNE6pm 3+ ftchoppyNE 7mph3.9ft8sNE - Monday, May 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanSW 8mph2.9ft9sENE12pm 2-3 ftchoppySW 15mph1.9ft9sE6pm 2+ ftchoppySSW 22mph1.7ft9sE - Tuesday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1-2 ftchoppySW 19mph1.5ft10sE12pm 2 ftchoppySSW 17mph1.7ft9sE6pm 1+ ftchoppySSW 21mph1.6ft9sE - Best Surf Trip
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- Wednesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftchoppySSW 21mph3.5ft5sS12pm 1 ftchoppySW 20mph1.2ft8sESE6pm 1 ftchoppySSW 20mph1.4ft8sESE
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This forecast is for East facing beaches, and was updated May 2, 2026 @ 3:17pm.
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