TonnrOnslow Bay Outer, NC (217)
Buoy 68 km away
- Waves
- 0.7 m
- Period
- 4 s
- Direction
- SW
Measured 53 min. ago
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Right now
Right now the waves are 0.5 m, with a period of 9 s, from SSW, the wind is 6 kn, from WSW, Cross-offshore, and the tide is rising, high water at 01:42 PM.
What fits this spot: the wind and the tide. What does not: the swell's direction.
About this break
- BreakBeach break
- WaveLeft, Right
- BottomSand
- LevelBeginner, Intermediate, Advanced
- BoardsShortboard, Fish, Funboard, Longboard, Bodyboard, Bodysurfing, Skimboard, Stand-up paddle, Kitesurf
- Best seasonAutumn
- Best tideLow, Low to mid, Mid
- Best swell fromENEEESESESSE
- Best wind fromWSWWWNWNWNNW
- Offshore wind fromWNW
The sea now
Cape Lookout, NC
Wind station 10 km away
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10 kn
- Direction
- WSWCross-offshore
Measured 39 min. ago
Next tides
- High tide16 Fri 01:42 PM0.6 m
- Low tide16 Fri 09:05 PM0.3 m
- High tide17 Sat 01:59 AM0.4 m
- Low tide17 Sat 08:31 AM0.2 m
- High tide17 Sat 02:36 PM0.5 m
The week
| 7 days | Biggest wave | Wind at noon |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Fri | 0.9 m4 sSSW | 11 knSW |
| 17 Sat | 1.4 m8 sNNE | 16 knN |
| 18 Sun | 1.8 m12 sNE | 24 knNNE |
| 19 Mon | 1.6 m13 sNE | 21 knNNE |
| 20 Tue | 1.2 m12 sNNE | 18 knN |
| 21 Wed | 0.9 m10 sN | 17 knNNW |
| 22 Thu | 0.8 m9 sN | 14 knNW |
Forecast fetched 3 hr. ago. The map has a fresher one.
Nearby spots
Sources
- Waves: CORMP, relayed by the NOAA National Data Buoy Center (ndbc-partner)
- Wind: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (public-domain)
- Tides: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (public domain)
- Forecast: Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, CC BY 4.0, Credit asked by Open-Meteo: German Weather Service DWD, Wave forecast from Météo-France, generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information, This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Weather forecast from NOAA (cc-by-4.0)This ECMWF data is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. ECMWF does not accept any liability whatsoever for any error or omission in the data, their availability, or for any loss or damage arising from their use.