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Oceanana Pier / The Circle Surf Report, Atlantic Beach, NC

Oceanana Pier / The Circle, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 4 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 10 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 16 mph. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.5 ft at 6:57 pm.

Poor

1–2 ft

knee high

Swell from the west-southwest; wind from the west-northwest at 10 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north.NSWE
first light 6:09 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
1.4 ft · 4 s · WSWplus 1.1 ft · 11 s · SSE
Wind
10 mph (WNW), gusts 16cross-shore
Tide
1.1 ft risinghigh 3.5 ft at 6:57 pm
Water
67°F3/2
Air
69°Ffeels like 64°F
Sun
rise 6:35 amset 5:06 pm

Oceanana Pier / The Circle surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Oceanana Pier / The Circle: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Oceanana Pier / The Circle today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460351–2 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:35 am5:06 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Oceanana Pier / The Circle tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460351–1 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Oceanana Pier / The Circle: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 164.6 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 184.7 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 174.4 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 163.6 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 162.6 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 161.6 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 160.8 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 160.4 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 170.6 ft
3 pmnow1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 161.1 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 141.9 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 122.7 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 123.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoorcalm4.1 ft
7 am1 ftPoorcalm4.5 ft
8 am1 ftPoorcalm4.4 ft
9 am1 ftPoorcalm3.9 ft
10 am1 ftPoorcalm3.1 ft
11 am1 ftPoor4 mph cross-shore (WSW)2.1 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor5 mph onshore (SW)1.2 ft
1 pm1 ftPoor7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 120.5 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 140.4 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 140.7 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 131.3 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 142.2 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 142.9 ft

Oceanana Pier / The Circle waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Oceanana Pier / The Circle arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 16 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 2 s
Lulls
about 16 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
Breaking
12% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Oceanana Pier / The Circle surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Oceanana Pier / The Circle: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Oceanana Pier / The Circle surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 91–1Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 101–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–3Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–0Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–0Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Oceanana Pier / The Circle are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Oceanana Pier / The Circle 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftPoor1.5 ft · 4 s · WSW11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 1711 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 176 am
Tue, Nov 101 ftPoor0.9 ft · 11 s · SSEcalm8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 146 pm
Wed, Nov 111 ftPoor0.9 ft · 4 s · SSWcalm5 mph onshore (SSW)6 am
Thu, Nov 121–3 ftPoor2.4 ft · 5 s · SSW12 mph cross-shore (WSW)18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 236 pm
Fri, Nov 131 ftPoor1.8 ft · 6 s · SW16 mph cross-shore (WNW)18 mph cross-shore (W)6 am
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor1.2 ft · 3 s · W18 mph cross-shore (NW)17 mph cross-shore (NW)10 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.4 ft · 3 s · WSW14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2011 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 177 am
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 9 s · SSE11 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 178 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 134 pm
Tue, Nov 17flat (under 1 ft)Poor—11 mph offshore (N)12 mph offshore (N)10 am
Wed, Nov 18flat (under 1 ft)Poor—14 mph offshore (N), gusts 2214 mph offshore (NNE)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Oceanana Pier / The Circle are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Oceanana Pier / The Circle tide chart and tide times

Tides at Oceanana Pier / The Circle today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.3 ft at 12:18 am, high 4.7 ft at 6:44 am, low 0.4 ft at 1:13 pm and high 3.5 ft at 6:57 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.1 ft and rising.

Tide height at Oceanana Pier / The Circle, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-1135Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.1 ft, risingLow 0.3 ft12:18 amHigh 4.7 ft6:44 amLow 0.4 ft1:13 pmHigh 3.5 ft6:57 pmLow 0.2 ft12:57 amHigh 4.5 ft7:22 amLow 0.4 ft1:50 pmHigh 3.4 ft7:35 pmLow 0.4 ft1:34 amHigh 4.6 ft8:05 amLow 0.8 ft2:33 pmHigh 3.6 ft8:18 pmLow 0.9 ft2:14 am
Tide height at Oceanana Pier / The Circle, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Oceanana Pier / The Circle tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.3 ft at 12:18 amHigh 4.7 ft at 6:44 amLow 0.4 ft at 1:13 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 6:57 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.2 ft at 12:57 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:22 amLow 0.4 ft at 1:50 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 7:35 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.4 ft at 1:34 amHigh 4.6 ft at 8:05 amLow 0.8 ft at 2:33 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:18 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.9 ft at 2:14 amHigh 4.7 ft at 8:41 amLow 1.0 ft at 3:20 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 9 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 1.1 ft at 2:56 amHigh 4.6 ft at 9:24 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:05 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 9:40 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.1 ft at 3:46 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:05 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:56 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 10:29 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 0.8 ft at 4:35 amHigh 3.7 ft at 10:58 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:38 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:24 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.9 ft at 5:28 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:45 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:27 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.9 ft at 12:20 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:25 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:36 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Oceanana Pier / The Circle water temperature

The water temperature at Oceanana Pier / The Circle is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 64°F and a 10 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 72°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 3/2; 67 to 72 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood67°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

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About Oceanana Pier / The Circle

Oceanana Pier / The Circle is a pier in Atlantic Beach, Carteret County, North Carolina, facing south. Also called Atlantic Beach Circle.

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