Carova Beach · Currituck County · North Carolina
Carova Surf Report & Forecast, Carova Beach, North Carolina
Carova, Carova Beach, North Carolina: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 13 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 19 mph. Water is about 62°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.5 ft at 7:21 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 2.0 ft · 11 s · ESEplus 0.1 ft · 4 s · N
- Wind
- 13 mph (WNW), gusts 19offshore
- Tide
- 1.1 ft risinghigh 3.5 ft at 7:21 pm
- Water
- 62°F3/2
- Air
- 64°Ffeels like 57°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 4:59 pm
Carova surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Carova: 2 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
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 Carova: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 3.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Good | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 2.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.5 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (SW) | 4.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (SW) | 3.6 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 14 | 2.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 16 | 1.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (SW), gusts 17 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (SW), gusts 18 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 2.1 ft |
Carova waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Carova arrive about every 3 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 20 s
- Lulls
- about 159 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 9% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Carova surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Carova: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 10 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Carova are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 11 s · ESE | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 11 s · E | calm | 11 mph offshore (SW), gusts 18 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.4 ft · 10 s · E | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 9 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 9 s · E | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 14 | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.3 ft · 9 s · E | 18 mph offshore (W), gusts 24 | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 25 | 2 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–2 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 4 s · NNE | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 5 s · NNE | 18 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 25 | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 5 s · NNE | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 23 | 14 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 23 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 16 mph cross-shore (N) | 17 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Carova are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Carova tide chart and tide times
Tides at Carova today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.4 ft at 12:36 am, high 4.3 ft at 7:04 am, low 0.6 ft at 1:31 pm and high 3.5 ft at 7:21 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.1 ft and rising.
Carova tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.4 ft at 12:36 amHigh 4.3 ft at 7:04 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:31 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 7:21 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:14 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:42 amLow 0.8 ft at 2:15 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 8 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.9 ft at 1:52 amHigh 4.5 ft at 8:21 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:49 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:36 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.4 ft at 2:29 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:32 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:15 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.7 ft at 3:13 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9:35 amLow 1.6 ft at 4:21 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:53 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.4 ft at 4:05 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:19 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:08 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.1 ft at 4:51 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:09 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:52 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:40 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.1 ft at 5:43 amHigh 3.5 ft at 11:57 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:41 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.9 ft at 12:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:39 amHigh 3.4 ft at 12:48 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Carova water temperature
The water temperature at Carova is about 62°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 57°F and a 13 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 62 and 63°F.
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.
Surf spots near Carova
- Corolla Lighthouse11 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Little Island Pier, Virginia12 mi NNW · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Sandbridge Beach, Virginia14 mi NNW · 2 ft · Poor
- Dam Neck, Virginia19 mi NNW · 2 ft · Poor
- Camp Pendleton, Virginia21 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Croatan, Virginia21 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Fair
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About Carova
Carova is a beach break in Carova Beach, Currituck County, North Carolina, facing east. Also called 4x4 Beach.
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