Surf Forecast Matrices Bald Head Island

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Bald Head Island, NC

Date               Sat 08/16                          Sun 08/17
EDT 3hrly          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk       Low  Low  Low  Low                      Low  Low  Low  Low     
Rip Probability    14   21   10    7   14   21   23   14   30   51   35   14   19   34
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    1    1    2    2    2    1    1    1    1    1    1    1
Dom Period (s)      8    8    8    8    9    9    9    9    9    9    9    9    9    9
Chance Precip      10   20   20   20   20   20   20   20   20    5    5    5    5    5
TSTM Potential   None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr  Clr  Clr Mclr
Temperature        80   79   81   83   82   81   81   79   78   76   78   81   82   82
Heat Index         85        86   91   89   88   87   83                  86   87   87
Wind (mph)         N8 NE10 NE10 NE10  NE8  NE9 NE10 NE12  N13  N14  N13 NE12  E10   E9
Wind Gust                                                                             
Longshore        None None None Weak Weak Weak  Mod None None None None None  Mod Weak
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low


Date               Mon 08/18           Tue 08/19           Wed 08/20           Thu 08/21
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    27   61   37   63   68   83   78   81   85   86   86   85   86   82   81
Surf Height (ft)    2    1    2    3    3    3    3    4    4    4    4    4    4    3    2
Dom Period (s)      9    8   15   14   13   14   14   14   15   15   15   15   15   15   14
Chance Precip       5    5   10   10   20   30   30   20   20   20   20   10   20   20   30
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None  Low  Low  Mod
Cloud Cover       Clr  Clr  Clr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        80   78   83   82   79   79   82   82   79   78   82   82   79   78   81
Heat Index                   90   89   84        88   89             88   88   84        86
Wind (mph)        NE7  N10 NE12  E12 NE13 NE16 NE17 NE17 NE15  N17 NE14  N14  N14  N14 NE13
Wind Gust                                                            20                    
Longshore        None None  Mod  Mod None None NoneStrng None None None None None None Weak
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low

Surf Forecast Matrices Bald Head Island

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