North Carolina Wave Buoys

Local North Carolina wave buoys are also listed on the map on the main surf reports page (the small circle icons) or here is a comprehensive list of buoys in the region:

41001 150 NM East of Cape Hatteras
41013 Frying Pan Shoals, NC
41025 Diamond Shoals
41035 Onslow Bay, NC
44014 Virginia Beach
41002 S HATTERAS - 250 NM East of Charleston, SC
41024 Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2)
41036 Onslow Bay Outer, NC
41037 ILM3 - 27 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC
41038 ILM2 - 5 miles SE of Wrightsville Beach, NC
41110 Masonboro Inlet, NC
44056 Duck FRF, NC
44100 Duck FRF 26m, NC (430)

SwellTrack

The NOAA choose a number of buoy locations to issue full spectral forecasts for. Although the wave buoy doesn't actually have anything to do with the forecast (The SwellTrack spectral information is all produced by the NWWIII Model) it's useful to compare the SwellTrack with the actual observations to spot the arrival of a new swell front. These spectral forecasts are simply the most detailed idea of what's coming in the days ahead...