HIGH SURF ADVISORY
HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUED OCTOBER 17 AT 8:33PM EDT UNTIL OCTOBER 19 AT 8:00PM EDT
Effective: 2026-10-17 20:33:00 Expires: 2026-10-19 20:00:00 Issued by: NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
* WHAT...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, TWO TO THREE FEET OFINUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS, LARGE BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED, AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE.

* WHERE...EAST CARTERET COUNTY.

* WHEN...FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...2 TO 3 FEET OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS EXPECTED IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS RESULTING IN A LOW THREAT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. SOME ROADS AND LOW LYING PROPERTY INCLUDING PARKING LOTS, PARKS, LAWNS, AND HOMES ADJACENT TO THE WATERFRONT WILL EXPERIENCE SHALLOW FLOODING. DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK CAN THROW A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES. STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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