What are the current surf conditions at North Buxton?

North Buxton 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 North Buxton?

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

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10:00 AM America/New_York

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🌬️ WIND

25
kt

🌊 SWELL

4.1
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

4.1ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

10s

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WIND GUSTS

28kt

🌡️

AIR TEMP

-4°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.3ft @
6s

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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Solid 4.1ft swell with quality 10s ground swell but blown out with 25kt winds Note: winds from W would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Monday

Feb 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 3.2-4.7ft 💨 18-28kt 🌡️ -4-0°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	4.6ft	9s	NE	28kt	NNW	33kt	-2°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	9s	ENE	28kt	NNW	32kt	-2°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	9s	ENE	28kt	NNW	31kt	-3°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	10s	ENE	27kt	NNW	31kt	-3°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	10s	ENE	26kt	NNW	30kt	-3°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4.6ft	10s	ENE	26kt	NNW	29kt	-4°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	4.5ft	10s	ENE	26kt	NNW	29kt	-4°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	10s	ENE	25kt	NNW	28kt	-4°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4.3ft	10s	ENE	25kt	NNW	28kt	-4°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	10s	ENE	25kt	NNW	28kt	-4°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	10s	ENE	25kt	NNW	28kt	-4°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	9s	ENE	24kt	NNW	27kt	-3°C	4°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	9s	ENE	23kt	NNW	26kt	-2°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	4ft	9s	ENE	22kt	NNW	24kt	-2°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	4ft	9s	ENE	22kt	NNW	24kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	9s	ENE	21kt	NNW	24kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	9s	ENE	21kt	NNW	23kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	9s	ENE	20kt	NNW	23kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	9s	ENE	20kt	NNW	23kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	9s	ENE	20kt	NNW	23kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	9s	NE	19kt	NNW	22kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	9s	NE	18kt	NNW	22kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	9s	NE	18kt	NNW	21kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	9s	NE	18kt	NNW	21kt	—°C	4°C	0mm

Tuesday

Feb 10

POOR6 excellent hours

🌊 2.7-3.7ft 💨 2-20kt 🌡️ -1-5°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	9s	NE	19kt	NNW	22kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	9s	NE	20kt	NNW	22kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3ft	10s	ENE	18kt	NNW	20kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	11s	E	17kt	NNW	18kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	12s	E	15kt	NNW	15kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	12s	E	15kt	NNW	16kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	12s	E	15kt	NNW	16kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	12s	E	15kt	NNW	16kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	12s	E	15kt	NNW	15kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	12s	E	14kt	NNW	15kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	12s	E	14kt	NNW	14kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	12s	E	13kt	NNW	13kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	12s	E	12kt	N	12kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	12s	E	11kt	N	12kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	12s	E	10kt	N	10kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	12s	E	8kt	N	8kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	12s	E	6kt	N	6kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	12s	E	5kt	NE	4kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	12s	E	3kt	ENE	3kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	12s	E	2kt	E	1kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	12s	E	2kt	ESE	2kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	12s	E	3kt	SE	4kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	12s	E	4kt	SSE	5kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	12s	E	5kt	S	8kt	5°C	4°C	0mm

Wednesday

Feb 11

POOR2 excellent hours

🌊 2.1-3.6ft 💨 7-20kt 🌡️ 6-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	12s	E	7kt	SW	10kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	12s	E	9kt	WSW	13kt	7°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	12s	E	10kt	WSW	13kt	7°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	13s	E	11kt	WSW	14kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	13s	E	11kt	W	14kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	13s	E	11kt	W	13kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	13s	E	10kt	W	13kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	13s	E	10kt	W	12kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	12s	E	9kt	W	11kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	12s	E	8kt	W	10kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	12s	E	7kt	WSW	9kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	12s	E	8kt	WSW	11kt	9°C	4°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	12s	E	9kt	WSW	13kt	10°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	12s	E	11kt	SW	15kt	11°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	12s	E	11kt	SW	16kt	11°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	12s	E	12kt	SW	17kt	12°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	12s	E	13kt	SW	18kt	13°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	12s	E	14kt	SW	20kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	12s	E	15kt	SW	22kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	E	17kt	SW	24kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	E	18kt	SW	26kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	12s	E	19kt	SW	29kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	E	20kt	SW	31kt	14°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	E	20kt	SW	32kt	14°C	5°C	0mm

Thursday

Feb 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.8-4.1ft 💨 7-21kt 🌡️ 6-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	E	21kt	WSW	32kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2ft	12s	E	21kt	WSW	33kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	E	20kt	WSW	31kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	E	18kt	WSW	29kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	E	17kt	WSW	26kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2ft	11s	ESE	17kt	WSW	26kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	ESE	17kt	WSW	26kt	13°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	SE	17kt	W	25kt	12°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3ft	9s	SSE	15kt	W	23kt	12°C	5°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	8s	S	13kt	WNW	20kt	12°C	5°C	0.6mm
10:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	7s	SSW	11kt	WNW	18kt	12°C	5°C	0.9mm
11:00 AM	POOR	3.8ft	7s	SSW	12kt	NW	16kt	10°C	5°C	0.7mm
12:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	7s	SSW	12kt	NNW	14kt	9°C	5°C	0.6mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	7s	S	12kt	N	12kt	7°C	5°C	0.5mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	7s	S	10kt	NNE	10kt	7°C	5°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	S	9kt	NNE	8kt	7°C	5°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	7s	S	7kt	NNE	6kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	S	7kt	N	10kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	S	7kt	N	13kt	7°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	S	7kt	NNW	16kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	S	10kt	NNW	19kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	S	13kt	NNW	21kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	S	15kt	NNW	23kt	8°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	S	16kt	NNW	21kt	7°C	5°C	0mm

Friday

Feb 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-2.5ft 💨 12-19kt 🌡️ 3-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	S	16kt	NNW	18kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	S	16kt	N	16kt	6°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SE	16kt	NNW	17kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	E	16kt	NNW	17kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	NE	16kt	NNW	18kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	ENE	15kt	NNW	17kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	E	15kt	NNW	16kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	14kt	NNW	16kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	E	14kt	NNW	16kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ENE	13kt	NNW	15kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	8s	NE	13kt	NNW	15kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	ENE	13kt	NNW	15kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	E	12kt	NNW	15kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	12kt	N	15kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	SE	13kt	N	15kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	13kt	N	15kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	S	14kt	N	16kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	S	16kt	N	18kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	17kt	N	21kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	19kt	N	23kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	19kt	N	22kt	5°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	S	18kt	N	21kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	18kt	N	19kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	S	17kt	N	18kt	4°C	5°C	0mm

Saturday

Feb 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-1.0ft 💨 10-16kt 🌡️ 2-4°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SSE	16kt	N	17kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SE	15kt	N	16kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	SE	15kt	N	15kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	15s	ESE	14kt	N	15kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	17s	E	14kt	NNW	15kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	15s	E	14kt	NNW	14kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	14s	E	14kt	NNW	14kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	12s	ENE	14kt	NNW	14kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	E	13kt	N	13kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	15s	E	13kt	N	13kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	16s	E	12kt	N	12kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	16s	E	12kt	N	12kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	16s	E	12kt	N	13kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	16s	E	12kt	N	13kt	2°C	5°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	16s	E	12kt	N	12kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	15s	E	12kt	N	12kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	15s	E	12kt	NNE	12kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	E	12kt	NNE	12kt	3°C	5°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	E	13kt	NNE	12kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	E	13kt	NNE	12kt	4°C	5°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	E	12kt	NNE	12kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	E	11kt	NNE	11kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	E	11kt	NNE	11kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	E	10kt	NNE	10kt	4°C	6°C	0mm

Sunday

Feb 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.5-1.7ft 💨 9-21kt 🌡️ 4-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	E	10kt	NNE	10kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	E	10kt	NNE	10kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	9kt	NNE	9kt	4°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ENE	9kt	NNE	9kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	9kt	NNE	9kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	9kt	NNE	9kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	9kt	NNE	9kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ENE	9kt	NNE	8kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ENE	9kt	NE	9kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	10s	E	10kt	NE	10kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	11s	E	11kt	NE	11kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	E	12kt	ENE	12kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	E	13kt	ENE	13kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	E	14kt	ENE	14kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	E	13kt	ENE	14kt	7°C	6°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	E	13kt	ENE	15kt	7°C	6°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	E	13kt	E	15kt	8°C	6°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	E	14kt	E	17kt	9°C	6°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	E	15kt	ESE	18kt	10°C	6°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	E	16kt	ESE	19kt	11°C	6°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	E	17kt	ESE	21kt	11°C	6°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	E	18kt	SE	23kt	11°C	6°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	E	19kt	SE	25kt	12°C	6°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	E	21kt	SE	28kt	12°C	6°C	0.4mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:3.7ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:2-28kt NNW

Water Temperature:4°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

North Buxton on Hatteras Island is an exposed beach-break that offers consistent surf thanks to its open exposure to Atlantic swells. It performs best in fall, particularly September through November, when tropical cyclones and nor’easters drive steady northeast and southeast groundswells, often shaped by offshore winds from the west. Shifting sandbars along this stretch provide peaky lefts and rights, with conditions usually best around low to mid tide. The area sees fewer surfers than Buxton’s more central spots near the lighthouse, making it a good choice for those seeking less-crowded lineups. However, rips and strong currents are common.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionN

Ideal Wind DirectionW

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