Surf Forecast Matrices Sunset Beach

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Sunset Beach, NC

Date                         Sun 07/06                               Mon 07/07
EDT 3hrly          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14

Rip Current Risk                     High High High High                     High High High
Rip Probability    85   92   86   84   92   98   97   95   97   97   88   71   81   88   80
Surf Height (ft)    5    5    7    7    8    9    8    8    6    4    5    4    4    4    4
Dom Period (s)      8    8    9    9    9    8    8    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7
Chance Precip      60   90   80   80   80   70   60   50   40   40   30   30   30   30   40
TSTM Potential   High High High  Mod  Mod  Mod High  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Mod  Mod
Cloud Cover      Mcld  Cld  Cld  Cld Mcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        78   79   78   79   79   80   80   81   81   81   81   80   80   83   83
Heat Index                                  87   89   89   87   88   87        86   91   94
Wind (mph)        E22  E22 SE23 SE22 SE29 SE36  S35  S32 SW29 SW20 SW18 SW14 SW12 SW12 SW14
Wind Gust          28   28   29   28   38   44   43   41   36        23                    
Longshore       StrngStrng  Mod None None None None None NoneStrngStrngStrng  Mod  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low


Date                    Tue 07/08           Wed 07/09           Thu 07/10
EDT 6hrly          20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    64   83   65   74   41   83   47   73   20   73   30   74
Surf Height (ft)    4    4    4    3    3    3    3    3    3    4    4    3
Dom Period (s)      6    6    6    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
Chance Precip      20   20   20   30   20   20   30   50   40   40   50   60
TSTM Potential    Low  Low None  Mod  Low  Low  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod
Cloud Cover      Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Pcld Mcld Mcld
Temperature        83   82   81   84   83   81   81   83   82   82   80   82
Heat Index         93   89   90   97   92   90   89   96   92   89   85   92
Wind (mph)        S14 SW12  SW9  S12  S14 SW12  SW9  S13  S13 SW12 SW10  S14
Wind Gust               17   14                  14        18   17          
Longshore        None  Mod  Mod None None  Mod  Mod None None  Mod  Mod None
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod  Low

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