The surf forecast is 1-2 ft and slightly choppy right now for Surf City, NC

WEATHER - LIVE

82° NNE @ 5 → 9mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE

10:08pm / 3:45pm
BUOY 41159

SSE2.6ft @ 7s
WATER TEMP

80° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf

Swell

5 day

16 day

FRI 4

SAT 5

SUN 6

MON 7

TUE 8

2am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1-2 ft and clean at 2am on Fri 7/4

WIND WSW 2 mph

PRIMARY SSE (163) 2.5 ft @ 6 sec

SECONDARY SE (124) 1 ft @ 8 sec

TIDE LEVEL

High Tide, 3.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic

Detail

Friday, Jul 4

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
1-2 ft
clean

NNW

3mph

2.5ft
6s
SSE
12pm
1-2 ft
fair

ESE

6mph

2.4ft
7s
SSE
6pm
1-2 ft
choppy

ESE

8mph

2.1ft
6s
SSE
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Saturday, Jul 5

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
2-3 ft
choppy

NE

10mph

3.1ft
7s
SSE
12pm
2-3 ft
choppy

ENE

13mph

3.3ft
7s
SSE
6pm
3-4 ft
choppy

E

8mph

5.2ft
7s
SE
Sunday, Jul 6

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
2-4 ft
choppy

ESE

9mph

4.4ft
7s
SE
12pm
2-4 ft
fair

SE

7mph

4.4ft
7s
SSE
6pm
2-4 ft
fair

SSE

7mph

4.4ft
7s
SSE
Monday, Jul 7

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
3+ ft
fair

S

7mph

4.1ft
7s
SSE
12pm
2-3+ ft
choppy

S

10mph

3.7ft
6s
SSE
6pm
2-3+ ft
choppy

SSW

12mph

4ft
6s
S
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	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1-2 ft clean	NNW 3mph	2.5ft 6s SSE
12pm	1-2 ft fair	ESE 6mph	2.4ft 7s SSE
6pm	1-2 ft choppy	ESE 8mph	2.1ft 6s SSE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-3 ft choppy	NE 10mph	3.1ft 7s SSE
12pm	2-3 ft choppy	ENE 13mph	3.3ft 7s SSE
6pm	3-4 ft choppy	E 8mph	5.2ft 7s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-4 ft choppy	ESE 9mph	4.4ft 7s SE
12pm	2-4 ft fair	SE 7mph	4.4ft 7s SSE
6pm	2-4 ft fair	SSE 7mph	4.4ft 7s SSE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3+ ft fair	S 7mph	4.1ft 7s SSE
12pm	2-3+ ft choppy	S 10mph	3.7ft 6s SSE
6pm	2-3+ ft choppy	SSW 12mph	4ft 6s S

Tuesday, Jul 8

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
2+ ft
fair

WSW

5mph

3.2ft
6s
S
12pm
2 ft
choppy

SSW

6mph

2.5ft
6s
S
6pm
2+ ft
choppy

SSW

13mph

3.6ft
5s
S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2+ ft fair	WSW 5mph	3.2ft 6s S
12pm	2 ft choppy	SSW 6mph	2.5ft 6s S
6pm	2+ ft choppy	SSW 13mph	3.6ft 5s S

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Saturday, Jul 5

AM

1-3 ft

PM

3-4+ ft

SURF:Knee to thigh high SSE short period wind swell for the morning with occasional waist sets. This rotates more SE and builds in the afternoon with sets up to shoulder high.

CONDITIONS:Light sideshore texture in the morning with NE winds 5-10mph. Semi choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ENE 10-15mph.

DAILY DETAILS

1 Swell

2 Swells

3 Hrs

Hourly

WIND SWELL WEATHER

6am

NE

10mph

3.1ft

7s

SSE

74°
9am

NE

11mph

3ft

6s

SSE

79°
12pm

ENE

13mph

3.3ft

7s

SSE

82°
3pm

E

11mph

4.6ft

7s

SE

82°
6pm

E

8mph

5.2ft

7s

SE

80°

TIDES

PHASE

TIME

HEIGHT

High Tide

3:44am

3.1ft
Low Tide

9:40am

0.5ft
High Tide

4:35pm

4.4ft
Low Tide

11:05pm

0.9ft

SUN PHASES

PHASE

TIME

First Light

5:34am

Sunrise

6:03am

Sunset

8:26pm

Last Light

8:55pm

	WIND	SWELL	WEATHER
6am	NE 10mph	3.1ft 7s SSE	74°
9am	NE 11mph	3ft 6s SSE	79°
12pm	ENE 13mph	3.3ft 7s SSE	82°
3pm	E 11mph	4.6ft 7s SE	82°
6pm	E 8mph	5.2ft 7s SE	80°

This forecast is for South-East facing beaches, and was updated Jul 4, 2025 @ 3:36pm.

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