Good morning! Here's your surf zone forecast for Friday, April third through Tuesday.

Let's start with today. You're looking at small surf in the one to three foot range across the entire region with sunny skies and highs in the lower seventies. Winds will be light, coming from the south at five to ten miles per hour. Water temperatures are hanging in the lower to mid sixties, so you might want that spring suit. Now here's the important part: moderate rip current risk is in effect through this evening everywhere north of Brunswick County. If you're heading down to the southern beaches around Sunset Beach or Bald Head Island, east of Ocean Isle you'll see low rip current risk, but Ocean Isle west still has moderate risk. UV index is high, so don't forget the sunscreen.

Looking at tides, you've got high tides rolling in around nine in the morning at most locations, with lows hitting between two fifty and three fifteen in the afternoon.

Saturday shapes up similarly. Same small surf, mostly sunny skies, and highs in the lower seventies. Light south winds continue. The moderate rip current risk persists everywhere except Brunswick County east of Ocean Isle where it stays low. One thing to note: there's a moderate south to north longshore current developing, particularly noticeable around Pender and New Hanover counties, so just be aware of that if you're doing any paddling.

Now let's jump ahead to Sunday because things get interesting. The surf picks up to two to four feet north of Brunswick County, while the south stays at one to three. This is when we see high rip current risk developing down around Horry and Georgetown counties, so definitely respect the water that day. There's a slight to moderate chance of showers moving in, and winds shift to the southwest around fifteen miles per hour. Highs still in the lower seventies.

Monday the surf settles back down to one to three feet across the board. Rip current risk drops back to moderate for most areas, though Brunswick and Georgetown counties are looking at low risk. It'll be partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the mid sixties and northeast winds around ten to fifteen miles per hour.

Finally, Tuesday wraps up the extended period mostly cloudy with similar small surf in the one to three foot range. Rip current risk continues to decrease, dropping to low across southern areas. Highs in the mid sixties with light north winds.

Bottom line: enjoy the nice weather today and Saturday with manageable conditions, but be extra cautious Sunday when the rip currents become more aggressive, especially if you're heading south toward Myrtle Beach or the Georgetown area. It's a great week to be on the water if you respect the ocean.

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