North Carolina beach forecast: rip currents, surf and water temperature
Today's rip current risk, surf height and water temperature at all 10 stretches of North Carolina beach the National Weather Service forecasts. Each has its own page with tomorrow's forecast, what the risk means, any beach hazards statement in force, the nearest buoy's measured waves, the tides and sunset.
- Beaches forecast
- 10Surf zones
- High risk now
- 0Today
- Moderate risk now
- 3Today
Rip current risk on the map
Today’s rip current risk in every surf zone the National Weather Service forecasts for over North Carolina. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
Open the live map with rip current risk
Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service surf zone forecasts. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Highest risk today
Where the National Weather Service has the risk at moderate or high right now.
Every beach in North Carolina10
- Brunswick County Beaches: Oak Island and Holden BeachSurf 1 foot · Water in the lower 80s
- Coastal Onslow Beach AreaSurf around 2 feet · Water in the lower 80s
- Currituck County BeachesSurf 2 to 3 feet · Water upper 70s
- East Carteret BeachesSurf around 2 feet · Water in the lower 80s
- Hatteras Island BeachesSurf 2 to 3 feet · Water in the upper 70s
- Northern Outer Banks Area BeachesSurf 2 to 3 feet · Water in the upper 70s
- Ocracoke Island Beach AreaSurf around 2 feet · Water in the lower 80s
- Pender Area BeachesSurf around 2 feet · Water around 80
- West Carteret Beach AreaSurf 1 to 2 feet · Water in the lower 80s
- Wrightsville Beach and Carolina BeachSurf 1 to 3 feet · Water around 80
Sources
Risk, surf and water temperature from the National Weather Service beach forecast, read 10:20 AM UTC. The surf zone forecast, the alerts, the buoy and the tides are on each beach's own page.