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North Carolina

Kure Beach

beachtide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

📹 Kure Beach — via SurfChex

Face

3.1ft

7s period

Swell

ESE

122°

Windcross-off

7 mph

WSW

Tide

↑1.6 ft

rising

ConditionsBlown out

Blown out

73% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

ESE

3.0ft

7s

96%

P2 (secondary)

ESE

0.6ft

10s

4%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowd—

Hazards—

Optimal conditions

SwellESE 119°

WindWNW offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 41110

Hs3.9 ft

Tp7s

DirESE

Water68°F

Reading5/14/2026, 5:00:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

3.1

7s

ESE122°

9mphcross-off

2.6ft↑

5am

3.0

7s

SE124°

12mphoffshore

3.9ft↓

8am

2.6

7s

ESE116°

7mphoffshore

1.5ft↓

11am

2.6

6s

SE125°

8mphcross-on

-0.1ft↑

2pm

2.5

6s

ESE123°

6mphoffshore

2.5ft↑

5pm

2.4

7s

ESE121°

12mphoffshore

4.8ft↓

8pm

2.4

7s

ESE120°

16mphcross-off

2.8ft↓

11pm

2.4

7s

ESE120°

23mphcross-off

0.1ft

Fri, May 15

2am

2.3

7s

ESE121°

17mphcross-off

1.5ft↑

5am

2.3

7s

ESE121°

12mphcross-off

3.9ft↓

8am

2.3

7s

ESE117°

6mphcross

2.4ft↓

11am

2.1

7s

ESE120°

10mphcross-on

-0.2ft↑

2pm

2.0

7s

ESE122°

14mphcross

1.5ft↑

5pm

1.9

7s

SE124°

12mphcross

4.7ft↓

8pm

1.9

7s

SE125°

7mphcross

3.9ft↓

11pm

1.9

7s

SE125°

6mphcross

0.5ft

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