Local, Regional and National Surf Resources

Wave Forecasting Links

Use these links to help you figure out when, where, and how big the surf is going to be.

• Carolina Buoy Data – This site has just about every buoy along the Carolina Coast to forecast with.
• National Hurricane Center – All the information you need to forecast a good tropical swell.
• Wunderground Tropical Updates – Wunderground tropical updates and information.
• Hurricane Tracker – Great site to follow all the Hurricane activity.
• SNC Marine Forecast – Wunderground marine forecast for WB area.
• Local Weather Forecast – Very detailed local weather for WB.
• Buoyweather 2 Day Forecast – Only two days but still good.
• Swell Info – One of my favorites to use for all around forecasting.
• 2017 Wrightsville Beach Tides – Every high and low tide you need for 2017 thanks to NOAA.gov.
• CORMP Buoy Data – Great buoy data for local wave forecasting.
• Frying Pan Tower – A cool site for Frying Pan Tower and few other buoys nearby.

Other Surf Reports

• Rovercam Costa Rica – Daily photos and reports from Hermosa Beach, Costa Rica.
• East Coast Surf – Live cam of Atlantic Beach, NC and lots of other surf reports for our region.
• Surfchex – Local site with several live cams.
• Surfline – Tons of surf cams and links.
• Bali Waves – Probably one of my favorite surfing sites on the other side of the world.
• Ocean Isle, NC – Big Joe has done it now. Great live surf cam for Ocean Isle Beach. Stop by Salty’s Surf Shop for all you surf goodies while down there.
• Folly Surf Cam – Live surf cam of the Wash Out at Folly Beach.
• Surfside – Good site for South Carolina.
• Cardiff, CA – Hansen surf shop live surf cam.
• OBX Surf Info – Great site for the Outer Banks surf information.
• Carolina Beach – Carolina Beach Surf Cam courtesy of Hot Wax Surf Shop.
• 2nd Light, FL – Great site for Cocoa Beach Florida.
• Australia Surf Cams – Tons of cams for Australia waves and surfing.
• Ocean City, NJ – 7th Street NJ live surf cam.
• Kill Devil Hills, NC – Cool site for the Outer Banks surf scene.
• Holden Beach, NC – Nice report from Holden Beach, NC.
• New York Longboarder – A strictly Longboard surfing website from New York with a daily surf report.
• Daily Stoke – Cool site with interviews, vids, and much more.

Surf Industry Links

Here is a list of all of your favorite surf companies.

• Arnette – Great sunglass company.
• Da Kine – The absolute best Surf, Snow, Kite accessory company out there.
• Rip Curl – Clean clothing and great accessory company. Local rep in town so spread the love.
• Quiksilver – Largest surf company in the world. Always clean and great prices.
• Billabong – Always clean surf company no matter what season.
• Dragon – Sunglass company with lots of cool designs.
• Smith – Large sunglass company with nice frames and clarity.
• Volcom – One of the hottest clothing lines in the surf industry.
• Hurley – Large surf company that was bought by Nike.
• Ezekiel – Small clothing company that is always clean and on the edge.
• Reef – Sandal, shoe, and apparel company that is a partner in the annual Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am in Wrightsville Beach.
• Rusty – California based clothing company. Local rep lives in our town.
• Rainbow Surf Boards – Amazing twin fins and quads.
• Board Retailers Association – The Board Retailers Association (BRA) is the board sport industry’s preeminent voice for independent retailers.
• Sage Island – A great web design/marketing firm that just happened to rebuild Wblivesurf.com in 2007. I would suggest these guys/gals to anyone.

Swell Sources

• 2018 Wrightsville Beach Tides
• Surfline 
• Magic Seaweed
• Swell Info
• Buoyweather 2 Day Forecast
• CORMP Buoy Data
• Hurricane Tracker
• National Hurricane Center