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Ocean Isle
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Ocean Isle Swells & Tide


Surf Height

1-2 ft

TIDE 3 ft
SWELL1 3 ft, 228° @ 5s
SWELL2 1.5 ft, 116° @ 8s
SWELL3 0.8 ft, 81° @ 10s
WIND NW @ 8 mph  
(cross/sideshore)

Ocean Isle Tides

Today's tide chart for Ocean Isle


current tide 3:57 AM 3'
low 8:11 AM 0.7'
high 2:51 PM 4.6'
low 9:06 PM 1.2'

Synopsis


Short period swell from the SW is working with short period swell from the ESE to generate surf with average wave heights of 0-1+ ft and set waves reaching 1-2 ft, with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate and trending cross/sideshore from the NW, averaging 7 mph. As of 3:36 AM wind is moderate+ and cross/sideshore from the NW (37) at 8 mph. A recently-passed 3.7' high tide at 2:01 AM swings down to a 0.7' low at 8:11 AM.

Ocean Isle Weather



Light rain
Air 75° F
Water 84-86° F
Sunrise 6:26 AM
Sunset 8:13 PM

Swell Analysis

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Height Direction Period
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s
swell2 6 ft 10s
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)
The dominant energy hitting Ocean Isle is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.” Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

Nearby Buoys


ONSLOW BAY OUTER WAVERIDER, NC (217)

36 min ago

2.6'   SSW   6 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
0.33' ESE @ 10.5 sec
(02)
2.62' SSW @ 5.6 sec

WILMINGTON HARBOR, NC - 200

36 min ago

3'   E   5 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
0.33' SE @ 14.3 sec
(02)
2.95' E @ 5 sec

Long-range Swell Forecast

Ocean Isle 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day
[Updated 20 minutes ago]

  NW @ 8 mph

  Light rain

1-2 ft

Water: 86°F

Tide: 3'

Synopsis

Saturday, August 2, 2025 3:11 AM


OCEAN ISLE SURF REPORT:

Short period swell from the SW is working with short period swell from the ESE to generate surf with average wave heights of 0-1+ ft and set waves reaching 1-2 ft, with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate and trending cross/sideshore from the NW, averaging 7 mph. As of 3:36 AM wind is moderate+ and cross/sideshore from the NW (37) at 8 mph. A recently-passed 3.7' high tide at 2:01 AM swings down to a 0.7' low at 8:11 AM. (...read more)

Swell Analysis


Swell/Wind Analysis

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Height Direction Period Energy
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s 420 kJ
swell2 6 ft 10s 42 kJ
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s 69 kj
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s 420 kj
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)

The dominant energy hitting Ocean Isle is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

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Tides

Today's tide chart for Ocean Isle


current tide 3:57 AM 3'
low 8:11 AM 0.7'
high 2:51 PM 4.6'
low 9:06 PM 1.2'

Ocean Isle Weather



Light rain
Air 75° F
Water 84-86° F
Wind
cross/sideshore
8 mph
Sunrise 6:26 AM
Sunset 8:13 PM

Long-range Swell Forecast

Ocean Isle 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day

Nearby Buoys


ONSLOW BAY OUTER WAVERIDER, NC (217)

36 min ago

2.6'

Sig. Wave Height

SSW

Mean Direction

6 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
0.33' ESE @ 10 sec
(02)
2.62' SSW @ 6 sec

WILMINGTON HARBOR, NC - 200

36 min ago

3'

Sig. Wave Height

E

Mean Direction

5 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
0.33' SE @ 14 sec
(02)
2.95' E @ 5 sec