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Figure Eight Island · New Hanover County · North Carolina

Figure Eight Island Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina

Figure Eight Island, North Carolina: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 6 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 6 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest. Water is about 68°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.1 ft at 7:05 pm.

Fair

2–3 ft

waist high

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the west-northwest at 6 mph, offshore; the beach faces west-northwest.NSWE
first light 6:12 amrating through the daylast light 5:37 pm
Swell
1.3 ft · 11 s · ESEplus 0.4 ft · 7 s · ESE
Wind
6 mph (WNW)offshore
Tide
3.8 ft risinghigh 4.1 ft at 7:05 pm
Water
68°F3/2
Air
66°Ffeels like 61°F
Sun
rise 6:38 amset 5:11 pm

Figure Eight Island surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Figure Eight Island: 2 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Figure Eight Island today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460363–3 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:38 am5:11 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Figure Eight Island tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460362–3 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor1 pm: Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Figure Eight Island: 1 pm, Fair, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2–3 ftFair10 mph offshore (W), gusts 164.9 ft
7 am2 ftFair9 mph offshore (W), gusts 155.1 ft
8 am2 ftFair10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 164.8 ft
9 am2–3 ftFair10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 174.0 ft
10 am2–3 ftFair10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 163.0 ft
11 am2 ftFair9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 162.0 ft
12 pm2–3 ftFair8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 151.2 ft
1 pm3 ftGood8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 140.8 ft
2 pm3 ftGood8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 140.8 ft
3 pm3 ftGood8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 141.4 ft
4 pm3 ftGood8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 142.3 ft
5 pm3 ftGood7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 123.1 ft
6 pmnow2–3 ftFair7 mph offshore (WNW)3.8 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftFair5 mph offshore (NNW)4.4 ft
7 am2 ftFair5 mph offshore (NNW)4.9 ft
8 am2 ftFaircalm4.9 ft
9 am2 ftFaircalm4.5 ft
10 am2 ftPoor to Faircalm3.6 ft
11 am2 ftPoor to Faircalm2.6 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (SSW)1.7 ft
1 pm2–3 ftFair7 mph cross-shore (S)1.0 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor to Fair8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 130.7 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 150.9 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor to Fair10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 161.6 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 182.5 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor to Fair10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 173.3 ft

Figure Eight Island waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 6 pm, sets at Figure Eight Island arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 63 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 15 s
Lulls
about 63 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
24% 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?

Figure Eight Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Figure Eight Island: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Figure Eight Island 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 weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 91–3Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–0Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Figure Eight Island 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
Figure Eight Island 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftGood1.8 ft · 11 s · ESE10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 168 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 142 pm
Tue, Nov 101–3 ftFair1.5 ft · 11 s · ESEcalm8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 131 pm
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor1.2 ft · 10 s · ESE4 mph offshore (NW)8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 166 am
Thu, Nov 121 ftPoor1.4 ft · 5 s · SSW13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 2017 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 286 pm
Fri, Nov 130–1 ftPoor0.4 ft · 8 s · S12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 1715 mph offshore (W), gusts 2211 am
Sat, Nov 14flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 12 s · ESE14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2018 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2710 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor—9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 146 mph offshore (NW), gusts 114 pm
Mon, Nov 160–1 ftPoor0.3 ft · 10 s · ESE8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 146 mph cross-shore (N)4 pm
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 149 mph cross-shore (NNE)10 am
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1911 mph cross-shore (NNE)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Figure Eight Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Figure Eight Island tide chart and tide times

Tides at Figure Eight Island today, Monday, Nov 9: high 5.1 ft at 6:53 am, low 0.7 ft at 1:21 pm and high 4.1 ft at 7:05 pm. At 6 pm the tide is 3.8 ft and rising.

Tide height at Figure Eight Island, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-1135Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 3.8 ft, risingHigh 5.1 ft6:53 amLow 0.7 ft1:21 pmHigh 4.1 ft7:05 pmLow 0.6 ft1:09 amHigh 5.0 ft7:34 amLow 0.7 ft2:02 pmHigh 3.9 ft7:46 pmLow 0.7 ft1:48 amHigh 5.0 ft8:13 amLow 1.0 ft2:41 pmHigh 4.0 ft8:25 pmLow 1.0 ft2:26 am
Tide height at Figure Eight Island, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Figure Eight Island tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 5.1 ft at 6:53 amLow 0.7 ft at 1:21 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 7:05 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.6 ft at 1:09 amHigh 5.0 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:02 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 7:46 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.7 ft at 1:48 amHigh 5.0 ft at 8:13 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:41 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 8:25 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 1.0 ft at 2:26 amHigh 5.1 ft at 8:46 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:33 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:12 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 1.0 ft at 3:02 amHigh 4.9 ft at 9:36 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:10 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:48 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.2 ft at 3:57 amHigh 4.5 ft at 10:15 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:04 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 10:40 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 0.9 ft at 4:45 amHigh 4.0 ft at 11:08 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:47 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 11:37 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 1.2 ft at 5:37 amHigh 4.0 ft at 11:56 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:38 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 3.4 ft at 12:32 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:38 amHigh 4.0 ft at 12:48 pm

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

Figure Eight Island water temperature

The water temperature at Figure Eight Island is about 68°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 61°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 68°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 68 degrees, 3/2; 63 to 68 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood68°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.

Surf spots near Figure Eight Island

Spots near Figure Eight Island with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Figure Eight IslandMason's InletJohnnie Mercer's PierColumbia StreetBlockade RunnerCrystal PierSouth End, Wrightsville Beach

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About Figure Eight Island

Figure Eight Island is a beach break in Figure Eight Island, New Hanover County, North Carolina, facing east-southeast. Also called Figure 8.

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