What are the current surf conditions at Ocean Isle Beach/pier?

Ocean Isle Beach/pier 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 Beach/pier?

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

Ocean Isle Beach/pier Surf Report & Forecast

Holden Beach, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

4
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🌊 SWELL

1.9
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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.9ft

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WIND GUSTS

7kt

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AIR TEMP

18°C

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0.6ft @
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Good surfing conditions. Small 1.9ft waves with mixed swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from N would be better.

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Thursday

Mar 26

POOR3 excellent hours

🌊 1.4-2.0ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 13-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	6s	ESE	4kt	SSE	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	4kt	SSE	8kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	4kt	S	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	SE	4kt	S	6kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	SE	4kt	SSW	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	SE	3kt	SW	3kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	SE	3kt	SW	3kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	7s	SE	3kt	SW	3kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	7s	SE	2kt	WSW	3kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	7s	SE	3kt	SW	5kt	16°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	SE	4kt	SW	7kt	18°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	8s	SE	5kt	SSW	9kt	19°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	SE	6kt	SSW	10kt	20°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	SE	8kt	SSW	10kt	21°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	SE	9kt	S	11kt	22°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	9kt	S	13kt	21°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	9kt	S	15kt	21°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SE	9kt	S	18kt	20°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SE	9kt	S	19kt	19°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	20kt	19°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SSW	21kt	18°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	22kt	18°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	24kt	18°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SSW	25kt	17°C	14°C	0mm

Friday

Mar 27

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.9-1.4ft 💨 6-10kt 🌡️ 16-27°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	25kt	17°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	26kt	17°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SW	26kt	17°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SW	26kt	17°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	7kt	SW	25kt	16°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SW	25kt	16°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SW	25kt	16°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	7kt	SW	26kt	17°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	7kt	SW	26kt	17°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SW	24kt	19°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SW	21kt	22°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	ESE	10kt	WSW	18kt	24°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SW	17kt	25°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SW	16kt	26°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SW	15kt	27°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SW	15kt	27°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SW	15kt	26°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	14kt	26°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	16kt	23°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	18kt	21°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	20kt	19°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	WSW	19kt	18°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	NW	18kt	18°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	9kt	N	17kt	17°C	14°C	0mm

Saturday

Mar 28

POOR3 good hours

🌊 0.9-2.4ft 💨 5-14kt 🌡️ 6-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	SSE	10kt	NNE	20kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	S	11kt	NNE	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	5s	SSW	12kt	NNE	26kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	5s	SSW	11kt	NNE	25kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	5s	SSW	11kt	NNE	24kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	5s	SSW	10kt	NNE	24kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	S	11kt	NNE	25kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	S	11kt	NNE	26kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	S	12kt	NNE	27kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	12kt	NNE	24kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	13kt	NNE	22kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SE	14kt	NNE	19kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SE	14kt	NNE	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	13kt	NNE	18kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	13kt	NNE	17kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	13kt	NNE	17kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ESE	13kt	NNE	17kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	9s	E	12kt	NNE	17kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	ESE	11kt	NNE	18kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	ESE	9kt	NE	19kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	10s	ESE	8kt	NE	20kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	ESE	7kt	NE	19kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	10s	ESE	6kt	NE	17kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	16kt	6°C	16°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

GOOD5 excellent hours

🌊 1.1-3.5ft 💨 4-8kt 🌡️ 3-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	ESE	5kt	NE	16kt	5°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	5kt	NE	16kt	5°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	5kt	NE	16kt	4°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	5kt	NE	16kt	4°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	5kt	NNE	16kt	3°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	5kt	NNE	16kt	3°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	9s	ESE	6kt	NNE	17kt	3°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	9s	ESE	7kt	NNE	18kt	4°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	9s	E	7kt	NNE	18kt	4°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	9s	ESE	7kt	NE	17kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	ESE	7kt	NE	16kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	8kt	ENE	15kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	9s	ESE	8kt	E	13kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	8s	ESE	8kt	E	12kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3.3ft	8s	ESE	8kt	ESE	11kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	ESE	8kt	ESE	10kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	9s	ESE	8kt	ESE	10kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	9s	ESE	7kt	ESE	10kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	9s	ESE	6kt	ESE	10kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	8s	ESE	5kt	E	9kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	ESE	4kt	E	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	8s	ESE	4kt	E	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	SE	4kt	E	8kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	8s	SE	4kt	E	7kt	13°C	15°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

EXCELLENT17 excellent hours

🌊 2.8-3.1ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 13-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	7s	SE	4kt	E	6kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	4kt	E	5kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	7s	SE	3kt	ESE	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	7s	SE	3kt	ESE	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	7s	SE	3kt	ESE	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	3kt	ESE	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	3kt	ESE	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	3kt	E	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	3kt	E	6kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	4kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	4kt	ESE	6kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	4kt	SE	6kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	5kt	SE	7kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	5kt	SSE	7kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	6kt	SSE	7kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	7kt	SSE	8kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	7kt	SSE	9kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	8kt	SSE	9kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	7kt	S	8kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	5kt	S	7kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	4kt	S	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	4kt	S	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	4kt	S	5kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	4kt	SSE	4kt	14°C	16°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

EXCELLENT11 excellent hours

🌊 1.5-3.0ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 14-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	4kt	S	4kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	7s	SE	3kt	S	4kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	7s	SE	3kt	S	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	3kt	S	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	3kt	S	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	3kt	S	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	SE	3kt	SSW	3kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	2kt	SW	3kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	2kt	WSW	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	3kt	SW	6kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SE	5kt	SSW	8kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	SE	6kt	SSW	11kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SSE	7kt	SSW	11kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	7s	SSE	8kt	S	10kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	SSE	10kt	S	10kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	SSE	9kt	S	11kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	SSE	8kt	S	13kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	SSE	7kt	S	15kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	SSE	6kt	ENE	16kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	SSE	6kt	WNW	17kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	SE	6kt	S	18kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	SE	6kt	S	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	SE	6kt	S	20kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	SE	7kt	SSW	20kt	16°C	16°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

FAIR6 excellent hours

🌊 0.9-2.5ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ 15-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	SE	6kt	SSW	20kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	SE	6kt	SSW	20kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	SE	6kt	SSW	19kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	SE	5kt	SSW	18kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	8s	SE	5kt	SSW	17kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	8s	SE	4kt	SSW	16kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	SE	4kt	SSW	15kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	7s	SSE	4kt	SSW	14kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	7s	SSE	3kt	SSW	13kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	7s	SSE	5kt	SSW	12kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	SSE	6kt	SSW	11kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	SSE	8kt	SSW	10kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SSW	11kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	9kt	SSW	12kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	SSE	10kt	S	12kt	24°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	7s	SE	10kt	S	13kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	SE	10kt	S	14kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SE	10kt	S	15kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SE	10kt	S	17kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SE	10kt	S	20kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SE	10kt	S	22kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	SE	9kt	S	22kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	SE	8kt	S	21kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	SE	8kt	S	21kt	18°C	17°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.4ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:2-10kt SSE

Water Temperature:14°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Ocean Isle Beach/Pier in North Carolina is an exposed beach break with generally unreliable surf, though summer brings the most favorable conditions. It receives a mix of windswells and groundswells, with the ideal swell direction from the south-southeast and offshore winds from the north. The beach offers both left and right-hand waves and works best around mid tide as it’s rising. The best surf occurs when south-southeast swells align with north winds. Autumn, especially September, provides the most consistent clean waves. The spot can get crowded—sometimes to the point of being hazardous.

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.

Ideal Swell DirectionSSE

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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