Surf Forecast Matrices Carolina Beach

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Carolina Beach, NC

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

Rip Current Risk      High High High High                     High High High High     
Rip Probability    91   96   96   89   85   94   97   93   87   94   96   90   76   88
Surf Height (ft)    7    6    6    7    7    8    7    7    7    7    6    6    5    4
Dom Period (s)     10   11   11   11   11   11   11   11   11   11   12   11   11   11
Chance Precip       0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5   10   10   20   20   10
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        66   66   70   72   72   72   70   68   67   67   71   73   73   74
Heat Index                                                                            
Wind (mph)       NE21 NE21 NE21 NE21 NE22 NE22 NE21 NE21 NE21 NE18 NE21 NE22 NE21 NE20
Wind Gust                    26   26   28                       23                    
Longshore       StrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrngStrng
Waterspout Risk  None None None None None None None None None None None None None None


Date               Sat 10/04           Sun 10/05           Mon 10/06           Tue 10/07
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    92   87   93   84   95   80   95   80   96   78   97   72   95   55   MM
Surf Height (ft)    6    6    5    5    4    5    4    3    3    4    4    4    3    3    2
Dom Period (s)      8    8    8    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7
Chance Precip      10   10   10   10    5   20   20   10   10   10   20   10   10   10   10
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None  Low None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr
Temperature        72   70   76   76   74   74   76   77   75   75   78   77   75   73   76
Heat Index                                                                                 
Wind (mph)       NE16 NE17  E18  E17  E16  E16  E17  E16  E14  E14  E16  E15  E12 NE13  E14
Wind Gust                    23                  22                                        
Longshore       StrngStrng None None None None None None None None None None None Weak None
Waterspout Risk  None None  Low None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Carolina Beach

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