What are the current surf conditions at Long Beach?

Long Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Long Beach?

The best time to surf Long Beach is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Oak Island, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

9
kt

🌊 SWELL

0.7
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

0.7ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

10s

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WIND GUSTS

17kt

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AIR TEMP

23°C

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SWELL

0.7ft @
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0mm

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Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 10s ground swell with light 9kt winds Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Nov 9

FAIR6 good hours

🌊 0.7-1.2ft 💨 6-10kt 🌡️ 19-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	ESE	8kt	SW	21kt	21°C	20°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	ESE	9kt	SW	22kt	21°C	20°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SW	23kt	21°C	20°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SE	7kt	SW	23kt	20°C	19°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SE	6kt	SW	24kt	19°C	18°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SE	7kt	SW	23kt	19°C	19°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SE	7kt	SW	23kt	19°C	19°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SE	8kt	SW	23kt	19°C	19°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SE	8kt	SW	21kt	20°C	20°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SE	8kt	SW	19kt	22°C	21°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	9kt	SW	17kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	9kt	SW	16kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	9kt	SW	15kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	7s	SE	10kt	SW	15kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	7s	SE	9kt	SW	16kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	7s	SE	9kt	SSW	17kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	7s	SE	9kt	SSW	18kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	7s	SE	8kt	SSW	19kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	7s	SE	8kt	SSW	20kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	7s	SE	8kt	SW	21kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SE	8kt	SW	22kt	20°C	19°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SE	9kt	SW	22kt	20°C	19°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SE	10kt	SW	23kt	20°C	19°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SE	9kt	WSW	21kt	19°C	18°C	0.5mm

Monday

Nov 10

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.7-2.3ft 💨 7-14kt 🌡️ 3-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SSE	8kt	WSW	20kt	18°C	18°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	SSE	7kt	W	18kt	17°C	17°C	0.7mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	SSE	7kt	W	18kt	16°C	17°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	S	8kt	WNW	17kt	15°C	16°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	S	9kt	WNW	16kt	14°C	16°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	S	9kt	WNW	16kt	13°C	15°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	5s	SW	9kt	NW	16kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NW	15kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NW	14kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	S	9kt	NW	13kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	NW	13kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	13kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	S	9kt	W	15kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	S	8kt	W	15kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	9kt	W	17kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	10kt	W	19kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SE	12kt	W	20kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	13kt	W	22kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	SSE	13kt	WNW	24kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	S	14kt	WNW	26kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	S	14kt	WNW	26kt	3°C	8°C	0mm

Tuesday

Nov 11

POOR5 good hours

🌊 0.4-1.3ft 💨 5-14kt 🌡️ 1-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	S	14kt	WNW	25kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	S	14kt	WNW	25kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	SSE	14kt	WNW	26kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	13kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SE	13kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SE	13kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	12kt	WNW	26kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	S	12kt	WNW	25kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	11kt	WNW	21kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SE	10kt	WNW	18kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	9kt	WNW	14kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	10kt	WNW	15kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	10kt	W	15kt	7°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	11kt	W	15kt	8°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	10kt	W	15kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	10kt	W	15kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	9kt	W	15kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	8kt	W	15kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SE	7kt	W	16kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SE	6kt	W	16kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SE	6kt	W	15kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SE	5kt	WSW	13kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SE	5kt	WSW	12kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	5kt	WSW	13kt	5°C	9°C	0mm

Wednesday

Nov 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-0.7ft 💨 6-14kt 🌡️ 6-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	6kt	W	14kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	6kt	W	15kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	7kt	W	18kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	SE	8kt	WSW	20kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	SE	9kt	WSW	23kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	SE	10kt	WSW	24kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SE	10kt	WSW	26kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SE	11kt	WSW	28kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	12kt	WSW	28kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	13kt	WSW	28kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	14kt	WSW	29kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	14kt	WSW	28kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	14kt	WSW	27kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	14kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	13kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	12kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	12kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	11kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SE	10kt	WSW	26kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SE	9kt	WSW	26kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SE	9kt	WSW	27kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SE	9kt	WSW	27kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	SE	9kt	WSW	27kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	SE	9kt	W	26kt	13°C	15°C	0mm

Thursday

Nov 13

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 0.7-2.3ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 9-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	9kt	W	25kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	8kt	W	24kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	SSE	7kt	W	21kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	S	7kt	WNW	18kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	S	6kt	WNW	15kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	SSW	5kt	WNW	13kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	6s	SW	5kt	WNW	11kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	SW	5kt	WNW	8kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	SW	5kt	NNW	10kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	5s	SW	5kt	NNW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	5s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SW	4kt	NW	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	SW	4kt	NW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	5s	SW	4kt	NW	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SW	4kt	NNW	6kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	5s	SW	4kt	N	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	6s	S	4kt	N	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	7s	SSE	5kt	NNE	7kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SE	5kt	NNE	8kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SE	4kt	NNE	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm

Friday

Nov 14

FAIR7 good hours

🌊 0.9-0.9ft 💨 2-5kt 🌡️ 9-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	NNE	5kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	N	3kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	N	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	N	4kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	N	4kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	N	3kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	2kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	9s	SE	2kt	NNE	2kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	2kt	ENE	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	2kt	ESE	3kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SE	2kt	SE	3kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SE	3kt	SSE	4kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	S	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SE	5kt	SSW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	5kt	SSW	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	SSW	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm

Saturday

Nov 15

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 0.9-0.9ft 💨 2-5kt 🌡️ 11-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	W	5kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	W	5kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	W	6kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	5kt	W	7kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	5kt	WNW	7kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	5kt	WNW	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	5kt	NW	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	5kt	NW	7kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	NW	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	NNW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	8s	SE	3kt	N	6kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	8s	SE	2kt	NNE	5kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	8s	SE	2kt	NE	4kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	3kt	ENE	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	E	5kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	5kt	SE	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SE	5kt	ESE	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	5kt	ESE	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	E	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	ESE	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.2ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:6-14kt SW

Water Temperature:8-24°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Long Beach in North Carolina is an exposed beach break with generally unreliable surf, though conditions improve in summer. It receives both local windswells and distant groundswells, with the ideal swell direction from the south and offshore winds from the north. Waves break both left and right and are best around high tide. The best surf occurs when south swells combine with north winds. Autumn tends to bring the most consistent clean waves, with August being the prime month. The spot is rarely crowded, but strong rip currents pose a danger.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

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