Buxton Coastal Hazard Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Buxton Coastal Hazard is most often good on a 4–6 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the E, with strong wind from the N, on a low outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 4–6 ft |
| Ideal period | short-period (under 8s) |
| Best swell direction | E |
| Best wind | strong wind from the N |
| Best tide | low & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-07-16 10:56 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 2.0 ft |
| Dominant period | 8s |
| Swell direction | ESE (117°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 41120 (13 mi away) |
| Wind | 5 kt from the WSW — NDBC HCGN7 (11 mi away) |
Buxton Coastal Hazard 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Buxton Coastal Hazard from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Jul 16 | 2 ft | 6s SSE | 13 kt SW |
| Fri Jul 17 | 1–2 ft | 5s S | 13 kt SW |
| Sat Jul 18 | 2–4 ft | 6s SSE | 24 kt SSW |
| Sun Jul 19 | 5–7 ft | 7s S | 25 kt SW |
| Mon Jul 20 | 3–4 ft | 8s S | 14 kt SW |
| Tue Jul 21 | 4–6 ft | 7s S | 28 kt SW |
| Wed Jul 22 | 4–6 ft | 7s S | 21 kt NNE |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8654467 (Hatteras (ocean)), the nearest tide station (11 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 02:02 — High 0.286 ft
- 2026-06-06 08:32 — Low 0.013 ft
- 2026-06-06 14:09 — High 0.144 ft
- 2026-06-06 20:08 — Low -0.045 ft
- 2026-06-07 02:40 — High 0.272 ft
- 2026-06-07 09:13 — Low 0.002 ft
Frequently asked
Is Buxton Coastal Hazard good for surfing right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-07-16 10:56 UTC), Buxton Coastal Hazard is marginal: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the SE is off its ideal E direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the W.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Buxton Coastal Hazard come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 41120) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Hatteras (ocean)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
What are the best surf conditions for Buxton Coastal Hazard?
Buxton Coastal Hazard is most often good on a 4–6 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the E, with strong wind from the N, on a low outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Buxton Coastal Hazard is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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