Good morning, here's your North Carolina beach forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, June 16th and 17th.
Starting with the Northern Outer Banks from Duck to Nags Head, today looks pretty laid back. You're looking at small surf, just one to two feet, with light east winds around five to ten miles per hour. Water temps are climbing into the mid 70s, and while it's mostly cloudy, there's just a low chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Rip current risk stays low, though remember that life-threatening rips can still pop up around piers and jetties. High temperatures will reach the lower 80s with a high UV index, so definitely get that sunscreen on.
Moving down to Hatteras Island, we've got a split forecast today. North of Cape Hatteras conditions mirror the Outer Banks with low rip current risk and small surf. However, south of Cape Hatteras, things get more interesting. There's a moderate rip current risk in effect through this evening, and thunderstorm potential jumps to moderate. Same small surf around two feet, but those southeast winds at five to ten miles per hour will start to build things up.
Over at Ocracoke Island, moderate rip currents are in effect today with moderate thunderstorm potential as well. You're looking at around two feet of surf with southeast winds around ten miles per hour. Water temps are in the upper 70s.
Down at East Carteret, including Cape Lookout and Shackleford Banks, we've got moderate rip currents today on both the Core Banks and Shackleford Banks. Small one to two foot surf with moderate thunderstorm potential. Same pattern holds at West Carteret and Coastal Onslow with moderate rip current warnings in effect through this evening.
Now here's where it gets interesting. Wednesday is going to be a different story across the board. Conditions are going to ramp up significantly.
The Northern Outer Banks will see mostly sunny skies after the morning clouds clear. Surf will grow to around two feet, and winds shift to the southwest around ten miles per hour. Rip current risk stays low, and you'll have a high UV index.
Hatteras Island is going to see the biggest changes. North of Cape Hatteras, rip current risk remains low, but surf will grow to two to four feet. South of Cape Hatteras, we're looking at a high rip current risk, so that's life-threatening rips likely in the surf zone. Same two to four foot surf with southwest winds around fifteen miles per hour and moderate thunderstorm potential.
Ocracoke Island will experience a significant shift to high rip current risk on Wednesday. Surf will grow to two to four feet as southwest winds pick up to around fifteen miles per hour. That's a major change from today's moderate risk.
East Carteret is looking at moderate rip currents on the Core Banks but high risk over at Shackleford Banks. Surf will grow to around three feet on the Core Banks and two to three feet at Shackleford with southwest winds around fifteen miles per hour.
West Carteret and the Fort Macon area will see high rip current risk on Wednesday with around three feet of surf. Southwest winds will be ten to fifteen miles per hour.
Finally, Coastal Onslow will see moderate rip current risk on Wednesday with around two feet of surf and southwest winds around ten miles per hour.
So here's the bottom line: today is mellow and manageable for most spots, but Wednesday is shaping up to be more energetic with increasing rip current risks, especially down around the southern beaches. If you're heading out, keep an eye on those rip currents, stay hydrated, use that sunscreen, and have a great day at the beach.
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