High Surf in North Carolina

Events

17

Deaths

8

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Flooding and Coastal Flood in North Carolina, November 12 to 15, 20091 death · $5.8 million · 50 kt wind · 12 eventsThe remnants of Tropical Storm Ida interacted with a strong upper level disturbance to produce a deep, slow moving, low pressure system off the Carolina coast November 11th through the 13th.
• High Surf in North Carolina, September 25, 20041 death · 1 eventHeavy surf from the swells of Hurricane Jeanne cause two men to be thrown overboard off the coast of Oak Island. One man was rescued, the other drowned.
• High Surf in North Carolina, April 25, 20181 death · 1 eventLow pressure lifted northeast inland from the coast on April 25th 2018. This low produced a period of strong east to southeast winds along the coast leading to very rough surf. A four year old boy was pulled into the ocean by high surf or a rogue wave during the afternoon.
• High Surf in North Carolina, July 19, 20181 death · 1 eventA man drowned trying to rescue three teenagers in the surf zone.
• High Surf in North Carolina, July 7, 20181 death · 1 eventA man died in high surf and a strong longshore current.
• High Surf in North Carolina, July 13, 20181 death · 1 eventA woman passed away due to being struck by a wave.
• High Surf in North Carolina, April 19, 20191 death · 1 eventA man died in high surf.
• High Surf in North Carolina, April 24, 20191 death · 1 eventA woman died in high surf conditions.
• High Surf in North Carolina, February 27 to 28, 20052 eventsA coastal low caused significant beach erosion at Ocean Isle Beach, carving off nearly 30 feet of beach. In New Hanover county, coastal flooding and beach erosion were reported in Carolina and Wrightsville Beach.
• High Surf in North Carolina, May 6 to 9, 20071 eventA low pressure system developed off the Carolina coast. It later moved south and developed into Subtropical Storm Andrea off the GA coast. While off the Carolina coast it developed gale force winds, large seas and extensive beach erosion.
• High Surf in North Carolina, April 8, 20081 eventPersistent strong north winds and high astronomical tides produced some ocean over wash over the northern Outer Banks on April 8 2008.
• High Surf in North Carolina, October 17, 20091 eventLow pressure offshore of the coast and high pressure to the north resulted in a prolonged period of north to northeast winds along the coast. These winds produced rough surf and ocean over-wash was reported along Highway 12 near Rodanthe.
• High Surf in North Carolina, November 11 to 13, 20101 eventDeep low pressure over the north Atlantic combined with high pressure to the north led to a prolonged period of gusty northeast winds and large swells along the coast November 11th through the 13th.
• High Surf in North Carolina, November 19, 20121 eventOn November 19th Eastern North Carolina was located between strong high pressure building in from the north and a stalled coastal low pressure off the Southeastern U.S. coast.
• High Surf in North Carolina, March 9, 20131 eventA large and deep low pressure system over the western Atlantic Ocean produced large swells that led to high surf and ocean over-wash along portions of the northern Outer Banks on March 9th.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.