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Indian Beach / Salter Path Surf Report & Forecast, NC

Indian Beach / Salter Path, North Carolina: 1 ft, knee high, at 11 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.0 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with calm wind. Water is about 69°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.2 ft at 1 am.

Poor

1 ft

knee high · occasional 2 ft

Swell from the southeast; wind from the north-northeast at 2 mph, calm; the beach faces north-northwest.NSWE
first light 6:09 amrating through the daylast light 5:33 pm
Swell
1.0 ft · 11 s · SEplus 0.5 ft · 3 s · SW
Wind
calmcalm
Tide
1.1 ft fallinglow 0.2 ft at 1 am
Water
69°F3/2
Air
58°Ffeels like 52°F
Sun
rise 6:35 amset 5:07 pm

Indian Beach / Salter Path surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Indian Beach / Salter Path: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Indian Beach / Salter Path today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460352–2 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: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:35 am5:07 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Indian Beach / Salter Path tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460351–2 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 Indian Beach / Salter Path: 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 am2 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 174.6 ft
7 am2 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 194.8 ft
8 am2 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 184.4 ft
9 am2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 173.6 ft
10 am2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 172.6 ft
11 am2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 181.6 ft
12 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 180.8 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 170.4 ft
2 pm1–2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 180.5 ft
3 pm1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 161.1 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 151.9 ft
5 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 132.8 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 123.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoorcalm4.1 ft
7 am1 ftPoor4 mph offshore (NW)4.5 ft
8 am1 ftPoorcalm4.5 ft
9 am1 ftPoorcalm4.0 ft
10 am1 ftPoor4 mph cross-shore (W)3.1 ft
11 am1 ftPoor4 mph cross-shore (WSW)2.1 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (SW)1.2 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 130.5 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 140.4 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor9 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 140.6 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor9 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 141.3 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor9 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 142.1 ft
6 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 142.9 ft

Indian Beach / Salter Path waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 11 pm, sets at Indian Beach / Salter Path arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every minute, with about 35 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.5 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
Lulls
about 35 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
7% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Indian Beach / Salter Path surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Indian Beach / Salter Path: 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.

Indian Beach / Salter Path 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 91–2Tue, 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 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Indian Beach / Salter Path 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
Indian Beach / Salter Path 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftPoor1.3 ft · 11 s · SE12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 1811 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 186 am
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor1.0 ft · 11 s · SEcalm9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 141 pm
Wed, Nov 111 ftPoor0.9 ft · 4 s · SSWcalm5 mph cross-shore (SSW)6 am
Thu, Nov 121–3 ftPoor2.3 ft · 5 s · SSW13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 2017 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 276 pm
Fri, Nov 131 ftPoor1.3 ft · 6 s · SSW14 mph cross-shore (WNW)15 mph cross-shore (WNW)6 am
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor0.3 ft · 3 s · SW15 mph offshore (NW)19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 251 pm
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 2 s · SW11 mph offshore (NNW)7 mph offshore (NW)4 pm
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.1 ft · 8 s · SSE9 mph offshore (N), gusts 157 mph offshore (N), gusts 124 pm
Tue, Nov 17flat (under 1 ft)Poor—11 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 169 mph offshore (NNE)4 pm
Wed, Nov 18flat (under 1 ft)Poor—12 mph offshore (N), gusts 2313 mph offshore (NNE)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Indian Beach / Salter Path are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Indian Beach / Salter Path tide chart and tide times

Tides at Indian Beach / Salter Path today, Monday, Nov 9: high 4.8 ft at 6:45 am, low 0.4 ft at 1:14 pm and high 3.6 ft at 6:59 pm. At 11 pm the tide is 1.1 ft and falling.

Tide height at Indian Beach / Salter Path, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-1135Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.1 ft, fallingHigh 4.8 ft6:45 amLow 0.4 ft1:14 pmHigh 3.6 ft6:59 pmLow 0.2 ft1 amHigh 4.5 ft7:23 amLow 0.3 ft1:52 pmHigh 3.5 ft7:37 pmLow 0.4 ft1:38 amHigh 4.6 ft8:07 amLow 0.8 ft2:33 pmHigh 3.7 ft8:18 pmLow 0.9 ft2:17 am
Tide height at Indian Beach / Salter Path, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Indian Beach / Salter Path tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 4.8 ft at 6:45 amLow 0.4 ft at 1:14 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 6:59 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.2 ft at 1 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:23 amLow 0.3 ft at 1:52 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 7:37 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.4 ft at 1:38 amHigh 4.6 ft at 8:07 amLow 0.8 ft at 2:33 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:18 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.9 ft at 2:17 amHigh 4.7 ft at 8:41 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:23 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 9:02 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 0.9 ft at 2:58 amHigh 4.5 ft at 9:27 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:04 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:41 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.0 ft at 3:49 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:07 amLow 0.8 ft at 4:57 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 10:31 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 0.7 ft at 4:38 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:39 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:27 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.9 ft at 5:30 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:48 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:29 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 3.0 ft at 12:23 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:28 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:39 pm

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

Indian Beach / Salter Path water temperature

The water temperature at Indian Beach / Salter Path is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 52°F and a 2 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 68 and 71°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 69 degrees, 3/2; 68 to 71 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood69°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 Indian Beach / Salter Path

Spots near Indian Beach / Salter Path with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Indian Beach / Salter PathPine Knoll ShoresBogue Inlet PierOceanana Pier / The CircleThe PointFort MaconNorth Topsail Beach

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About Indian Beach / Salter Path

Indian Beach / Salter Path is a beach break in Indian Beach, Carteret County, North Carolina, facing south-southeast.

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