Surf Forecast Matrices Carolina Beach

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Carolina Beach, NC

Date               Fri 10/03                Sat 10/04
EDT 3hrly          11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk High High High                     High High High High     
Rip Probability    97   91   69   83   93   86   67   79   92   87   66   76
Surf Height (ft)    5    6    5    4    5    4    4    4    4    5    6    5
Dom Period (s)     11   11   11   11    7    7    7    8    8    7    7    7
Chance Precip       5   10   10    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    0
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        70   72   74   74   73   72   70   71   73   75   75   75
Heat Index                                                                  
Wind (mph)       NE21 NE20 NE18 NE18 NE17 NE16 NE15 NE17 NE18 NE18  E18  E18
Wind Gust                    24   23                            23   23     
Longshore       StrngStrngStrngStrngStrng  Mod  Mod  ModStrngStrng None None
Waterspout Risk  None None None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low


Date               Sun 10/05           Mon 10/06           Tue 10/07           Wed 10/08
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    92   80   96   82   97   81   98   80   97   69   97   65   95   51   93
Surf Height (ft)    4    4    4    5    3    4    3    4    3    4    4    4    4    4    3
Dom Period (s)      7    7    7    7    7    7    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8
Chance Precip       0    5   10   10   10   20   20   10   10   20   20   10   10   20   30
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None  Low  Low None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        73   74   76   77   75   75   77   77   75   74   76   76   75   74   76
Heat Index                                                                                 
Wind (mph)        E16  E17  E18  E17  E17  E15  E17  E16  E14  E13  E15  E12 SE12 SE10 SE13
Wind Gust                         22             22                                        
Longshore        None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None
Waterspout Risk  None None None  Low  Low  Low  Low None None None None None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Carolina Beach

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