What are the current surf conditions at Ocean Isle?

Ocean Isle 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 Ocean Isle?

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

Ocean Isle Surf Report & Forecast

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

0.9
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HEIGHT

0.9ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

11s

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WIND GUSTS

9kt

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AIR TEMP

1°C

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0.4ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 11s ground swell and gentle offshore winds keeping it clean

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Monday

Feb 9

FAIR8 good hours

🌊 0.8-1.0ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ -4-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	8kt	N	23kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	8kt	N	22kt	-2°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	7kt	N	20kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	6kt	N	18kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	5kt	N	16kt	-4°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	ESE	5kt	N	14kt	-4°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	4kt	NNE	12kt	-4°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	4kt	NNE	11kt	-4°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	4kt	NNE	10kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NNE	9kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	N	8kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NNW	8kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NNW	7kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NW	7kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NW	7kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	6kt	NW	7kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NNW	6kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	4kt	N	5kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	3kt	N	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	3kt	NNE	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	3kt	NE	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	3kt	ENE	3kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	ENE	5kt	—°C	8°C	0mm

Tuesday

Feb 10

FAIR9 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.2ft 💨 3-5kt 🌡️ -3-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ENE	7kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ENE	9kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	ENE	10kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	5kt	ENE	11kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	13s	ESE	5kt	NE	12kt	-2°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NE	11kt	-2°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NE	11kt	-2°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NE	10kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ENE	9kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ENE	7kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	4kt	E	6kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	3kt	ESE	4kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	ESE	3kt	SE	3kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	3kt	S	2kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	ESE	3kt	S	3kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	4kt	S	3kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	S	4kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	SSE	6kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	SSE	8kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	ESE	4kt	SSE	10kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	ESE	4kt	SE	8kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	ESE	4kt	SE	6kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	ESE	3kt	ESE	4kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ESE	4kt	2°C	8°C	0mm

Wednesday

Feb 11

FAIR6 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.3ft 💨 2-7kt 🌡️ 3-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ESE	4kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ESE	4kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	12s	ESE	3kt	SSE	3kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	ESE	3kt	S	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	ESE	2kt	SSW	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	ESE	3kt	SW	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	ESE	3kt	WSW	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	ESE	4kt	WNW	4kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	ESE	4kt	W	7kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	13s	ESE	5kt	W	10kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	13s	ESE	6kt	WSW	12kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	13s	ESE	6kt	WSW	12kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	ESE	6kt	SW	12kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SW	12kt	18°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SW	13kt	17°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SSW	14kt	17°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SSW	14kt	17°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SSW	16kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SSW	17kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SSW	19kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SSW	22kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SW	26kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SW	30kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SW	30kt	13°C	8°C	0mm

Thursday

Feb 12

POOR7 good hours

🌊 0.7-2.6ft 💨 5-10kt 🌡️ 7-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	8kt	SW	30kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	31kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	31kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	32kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	33kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	32kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	31kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	30kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	11s	SE	10kt	W	27kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	10s	SE	10kt	W	24kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	SSE	10kt	WNW	21kt	17°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	S	9kt	NW	18kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	S	8kt	NNW	16kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	14kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	14kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	15kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	15kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	SSW	6kt	NNW	14kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	14kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	13kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	14kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	16kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	18kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	19kt	7°C	9°C	0mm

Friday

Feb 13

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-1.6ft 💨 4-10kt 🌡️ 2-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	21kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	23kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	23kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	24kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	8kt	N	24kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	24kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	24kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	24kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	21kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSW	8kt	N	18kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	16kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	9kt	NNW	15kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SE	9kt	NNW	15kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	ESE	10kt	NW	15kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	SE	9kt	NNW	15kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	S	9kt	NNW	15kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NNW	15kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	8kt	N	12kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	6kt	N	9kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSW	4kt	NNE	6kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	S	4kt	NNE	5kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	7s	SSE	4kt	NE	4kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SSE	4kt	NE	4kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	4kt	NE	4kt	4°C	9°C	0mm

Saturday

Feb 14

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.5ft 💨 3-6kt 🌡️ 1-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	4kt	NE	4kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	3kt	NE	4kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	4kt	NE	5kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	E	4kt	NNE	7kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	E	4kt	NNE	9kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	E	5kt	NE	11kt	1°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	E	5kt	NE	9kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	8kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	5kt	ENE	6kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	4kt	E	5kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	3kt	ESE	3kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	3kt	SE	2kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SE	2kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SSE	3kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	6kt	SSE	4kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	ESE	5kt	SSE	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	5kt	SE	9kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	13s	ESE	5kt	ESE	12kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	5kt	ESE	12kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	5kt	E	13kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	5kt	ENE	13kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	5kt	ENE	14kt	7°C	9°C	0mm

Sunday

Feb 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.0ft 💨 5-14kt 🌡️ 5-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	5kt	ENE	15kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	6kt	NE	15kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	13s	ESE	7kt	NE	17kt	6°C	9°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	14s	ESE	8kt	NE	19kt	6°C	9°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	15s	ESE	9kt	NE	21kt	5°C	9°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	SE	9kt	ENE	23kt	6°C	9°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	SE	9kt	ENE	24kt	6°C	9°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	SE	9kt	ENE	25kt	6°C	9°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	10kt	ENE	25kt	7°C	9°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	10kt	ENE	26kt	8°C	9°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	10kt	E	26kt	8°C	9°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SSE	10kt	E	25kt	9°C	10°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SSE	10kt	E	24kt	10°C	10°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	4s	S	10kt	E	22kt	11°C	10°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSE	10kt	E	23kt	12°C	10°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	SE	9kt	ESE	24kt	12°C	10°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	9kt	ESE	24kt	13°C	10°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	ESE	10kt	SE	25kt	14°C	10°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	ESE	11kt	SE	26kt	14°C	10°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	ESE	11kt	SSE	27kt	15°C	10°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	ESE	12kt	SSE	28kt	15°C	10°C	0.8mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	ESE	13kt	SSE	29kt	15°C	10°C	1.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	ESE	13kt	SSE	30kt	15°C	10°C	1.9mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	ESE	14kt	SSE	31kt	15°C	10°C	2mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.0ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:3-8kt N

Water Temperature:8°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Ocean Isle is a small beach-break that occasionally delivers rideable waves, though it’s one of the more swell-starved spots on the North Carolina coast. It works best in fall, especially September, when tropical systems and nor’easters send in southeast or northeast groundswells, ideally paired with light offshore winds. Waves are usually peaky shorebreaks or short rights off the pier, with the cleanest conditions around mid to higher tide. Crowds are light, but shifting sandbars and onshore winds keep consistency low, making good days a rare but welcome find.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

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

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