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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🌬️ WIND

28
kt

🌊 SWELL

1.8
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.8ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

31kt

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AIR TEMP

8°C

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SWELL

0.3ft @
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PRECIPITATION

0.2mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Small 1.8ft waves with mixed swell but blown out with 28kt winds Note: winds from W would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Saturday

Mar 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-2.3ft 💨 17-29kt 🌡️ 7-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2ft	5s	S	28kt	NNE	31kt	10°C	16°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	S	27kt	NNE	30kt	10°C	16°C	0.4mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	S	26kt	NNE	29kt	10°C	16°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	S	26kt	NNE	30kt	10°C	16°C	0.6mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	S	27kt	NNE	31kt	9°C	16°C	0.6mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	S	27kt	NNE	32kt	9°C	16°C	0.7mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	S	26kt	N	32kt	9°C	16°C	0.6mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	S	26kt	N	31kt	9°C	15°C	0.6mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	26kt	N	31kt	9°C	15°C	0.5mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SE	27kt	N	31kt	9°C	15°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	ESE	28kt	N	31kt	8°C	15°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	8s	E	29kt	N	30kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ESE	29kt	N	30kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	29kt	N	30kt	7°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	28kt	N	30kt	7°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SSE	27kt	N	30kt	7°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SE	26kt	N	29kt	7°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	25kt	N	29kt	7°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	24kt	NNE	27kt	7°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	22kt	NNE	25kt	7°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	21kt	NNE	24kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	19kt	NNE	22kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	18kt	NE	21kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	17kt	NE	20kt	8°C	15°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

POOR9 good hours

🌊 0.2-4.2ft 💨 3-17kt 🌡️ 8-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	14s	ESE	17kt	NE	19kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	ESE	16kt	NE	19kt	8°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	17s	E	16kt	NE	19kt	8°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	17s	E	16kt	NE	18kt	8°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	17s	E	16kt	NE	17kt	8°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	17s	E	15kt	NE	16kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	17s	E	14kt	ENE	15kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	E	13kt	ENE	14kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	ESE	13kt	ENE	13kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	E	12kt	ENE	13kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	E	11kt	ENE	12kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	E	10kt	E	11kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	E	8kt	E	10kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	11s	E	7kt	E	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	8s	E	5kt	E	8kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	8s	E	4kt	E	7kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	8s	E	4kt	E	7kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	E	3kt	E	6kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	8s	E	3kt	ESE	6kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.7ft	8s	E	3kt	ESE	6kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	E	3kt	ESE	6kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	8s	E	4kt	SE	6kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	3.5ft	8s	E	6kt	SSE	7kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	8s	E	7kt	S	8kt	15°C	16°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

FAIR1 good hours

🌊 0.8-3.3ft 💨 8-13kt 🌡️ 15-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	8s	E	8kt	S	9kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	8s	E	8kt	SSW	9kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	8s	E	9kt	SSW	10kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	11kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	11kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SSW	12kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	11kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SW	10kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SW	8kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SW	10kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	11kt	15°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	12kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SSW	13kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	ESE	11kt	SSW	14kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	ESE	11kt	SSW	15kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	E	12kt	SSW	16kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	E	13kt	SSW	18kt	16°C	17°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	E	13kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	E	13kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	E	13kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	ESE	13kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	13kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.9-2.3ft 💨 13-16kt 🌡️ 17-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSW	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SSW	23kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SW	24kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SW	23kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	23kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SW	22kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SW	21kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	E	14kt	SW	21kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	E	13kt	SW	20kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SW	21kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SW	21kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ESE	15kt	SSW	22kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ESE	15kt	SSW	23kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SSW	24kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SSW	25kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SSW	25kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SSW	24kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	8s	ESE	16kt	SSW	24kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	ESE	15kt	E	24kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	15kt	NNW	24kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	15kt	SSW	24kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	15kt	SSW	24kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	15kt	SW	24kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	15kt	SW	24kt	17°C	19°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.6-2.3ft 💨 13-18kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SW	24kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSW	23kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSW	23kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSW	23kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSW	23kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SW	23kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	14kt	SW	22kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	13kt	SW	22kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	13kt	SW	21kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SE	13kt	SW	21kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SE	13kt	SSW	20kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SE	13kt	SSW	20kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	SE	14kt	SSW	23kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	SE	16kt	SSW	25kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	8s	ESE	17kt	SSW	27kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	ESE	18kt	SSW	27kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	ESE	18kt	SSW	28kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SSW	29kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	18kt	SSW	29kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SSW	29kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SSW	29kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	SE	17kt	SSW	27kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	SE	16kt	SSW	26kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	SE	15kt	SSW	25kt	17°C	19°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 2

FAIR8 good hours

🌊 1.3-3.3ft 💨 2-14kt 🌡️ 13-18°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	SE	14kt	SW	23kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SE	13kt	SW	20kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SW	18kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	7s	SE	9kt	W	13kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	SSE	5kt	NW	7kt	16°C	19°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	6s	SSE	2kt	NNW	2kt	15°C	19°C	0.8mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	SSE	2kt	NNW	3kt	15°C	19°C	0.7mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	SSE	3kt	NNW	3kt	14°C	19°C	0.6mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	SSE	3kt	NNW	4kt	14°C	19°C	0.5mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	8s	SE	4kt	NNW	4kt	14°C	19°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	8s	SE	5kt	N	5kt	14°C	19°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	8s	SE	7kt	N	6kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	8s	SE	6kt	NNE	6kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	8s	SE	5kt	NE	5kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	8s	SE	4kt	ENE	4kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	ESE	4kt	E	5kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	E	4kt	ESE	5kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	ENE	4kt	SE	6kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	ENE	6kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	ENE	7kt	S	10kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ENE	8kt	S	11kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	ENE	10kt	S	13kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	ENE	11kt	S	16kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	ENE	13kt	S	18kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm

Friday

Apr 3

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.7-2.5ft 💨 12-15kt 🌡️ 18-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ENE	13kt	S	19kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	NE	13kt	S	20kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	NNE	14kt	S	21kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	NNE	14kt	S	22kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	NNE	15kt	S	23kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	NNE	15kt	S	24kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	NE	15kt	S	23kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	ENE	15kt	S	22kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ENE	14kt	S	21kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	E	14kt	S	21kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	ESE	14kt	S	21kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ESE	14kt	S	21kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSW	21kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSW	21kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSW	21kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSW	21kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSW	21kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSW	21kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSW	20kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSW	19kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSW	17kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSW	17kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSW	18kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSW	18kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.4ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:3-29kt NNE

Water Temperature:14-16°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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