Surf Forecast Matrices Carolina Beach

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Carolina Beach, 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                      Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod     
Rip Probability    18   26    9    7   17   31   19   11   26   53   34   12   18   45
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    2    2    2    2    3
Dom Period (s)      8    8    8    8    9    9    9    9    9    5    6    6    8    8
Chance Precip       5    5    5   20   30   20   20    5    5    5    5    5    5    0
TSTM Potential   None None None  Low  Mod  Low  Low None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Pcld Mclr  Clr  Clr  Clr
Temperature        79   78   81   82   83   81   80   79   76   75   78   81   83   81
Heat Index         84        87   90   91   87   85                       86   89   87
Wind (mph)         N7 NE10 NE10 NE10  NE8  NE9 NE10 NE12  N12  N13  N13 NE12   E9   E8
Wind Gust                              14                                      14     
Longshore        Weak Weak  Mod  Mod Weak Weak  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod None None
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Low  Low None  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    23   66   53   87   89   96   94   96   98   97   98   97   99   96   98
Surf Height (ft)    3    3    4    4    5    6    6    7    8    8    8    8    8    7    5
Dom Period (s)      8    8   15   14   13   14   14   14   15   15   15   15   15   15   14
Chance Precip       0    5   10   10   10   20   30   10   10   10   20   10   20   20   30
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None  Mod None None None  Low None  Low  Low  Mod
Cloud Cover       Clr Mclr  Clr Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        78   77   83   82   79   78   81   82   78   77   82   82   79   77   81
Heat Index                   89   89             87   88             87   88             85
Wind (mph)         N6   N8  E10  E10 NE10 NE14 NE15 NE14 NE13  N14 NE14  N12  N12  N12 NE12
Wind Gust                                        21                                        
Longshore        Weak Weak  Mod None  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low

Surf Forecast Matrices Carolina Beach

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