Surf Forecast Matrices Bald Head Island

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Bald Head Island, NC

Date               Fri 10/25           Sat 10/26
EDT 3hrly          14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk  Low  Low                      Low  Low  Low  Low     
Rip Probability    32   41   58   55   31   35   56   56   32   28   51
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    2    1    1    1    2    2    1    2    1
Dom Period (s)     10    9    9    9    9    9   10   10   10   10   10
Chance Precip       0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover       Clr  Clr Mclr  Clr  Clr Mclr  Clr  Clr  Clr  Clr Pcld
Temperature        69   70   69   69   68   68   67   70   72   73   72
Heat Index                                                             
Wind (mph)         E6   E5   S5   S6  SW7  SW7   W8  W10 SW12 SW12   W8
Wind Gust                                                              
Longshore        Weak Weak None None None Weak Weak  Mod Weak Weak Weak
Waterspout Risk  None None None None None None  Low None  Low  Low  Low


Date               Sun 10/27           Mon 10/28           Tue 10/29           Wed 10/30
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    32   62   62   60   66   58   65   58   67   55   71   64   78   66   81
Surf Height (ft)    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    2    2    2    2
Dom Period (s)      9    9    7    8    8    8    8    7    7    6    6    7    7    8    8
Chance Precip      10   10   10    5    5    5    5   10   10   10   10    5    5    5    0
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr
Temperature        69   64   65   65   64   61   67   66   67   65   72   71   71   68   73
Heat Index                                                                                 
Wind (mph)       NE18 NE21 NE20 NE18 NE17 NE18 NE17 NE16 NE16 NE14  E14  E13  E13  E10  E13
Wind Gust               26   25   23   22   24   23   22   21        20             15     
Longshore        None None NoneStrng None None NoneStrngStrng  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low None None None None None None None None None None None None None None

Surf Forecast Matrices Bald Head Island

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