Big Beach
North Carolina · United States
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An open E-facing sand beach on the Gulf of Mexico near North Carolina, Big Beach works on NE–SE groundswell; SW–NW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~27.1°C (80.8°F) on average
Jan
13.6°C
56.5°F · 7.5–19.6°C
Feb
12.4°C
54.3°F · 7.1–19.4°C
Mar
14.4°C
57.9°F · 9–19.5°C
Apr
17.6°C
63.7°F · 14.8–21.9°C
May
22.4°C
72.3°F · 18.8–25.5°C
Jun
26°C
78.8°F · 22.1–27.6°C
Jul
28°C
82.4°F · 26.1–29.5°C
Aug
28.1°C
82.6°F · 26.3–29.5°C
Sep
27.1°C
80.8°F · 25–28.8°C
Oct
23.6°C
74.5°F · 20.3–26°C
Nov
19.2°C
66.6°F · 14.1–23.2°C
Dec
15.2°C
59.4°F · 11–20.9°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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