Barden Inlet

Barden Inlet is an ESE-facing beach break in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It picks up swell from NE to SW. Offshore wind here blows from the WNW: light winds or WNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while ESE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

ESE (119°)

Best swell

E to SSE (79°–160°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

WSW to NNW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

NE to SW (52° to 221°)

Offshore wind

WNW

Tide

NOAA station 8656554

Wave buoy

Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) · 64 km away

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