Beaufort
NDBC buoy bftn7
Observed , 48 minutes ago
Challenging
Today
Light and variable winds, building. Pressure steady at 1,019.2 mbar. Water 67°F, air 60°F. Next low tide at 1:09 PM (0 ft). Today: N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning, then diminishing to around 5 kt early this afternoon, becoming W late.
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Speed
2.9kn
Gust
6kn
Direction
340° NNW
Trend
Easing
Last 11 hours1.9 to 8.9 kn
Air temp
60°F
52 to 60°F today
Water temp
67°F
66 to 68°F today
Pressure
1019mbar
Tendency
Steady
3 hour change
-0.1 mbar
Last 11 hours1017 to 1020 mbar
Tides
Next low
1:09 PM
0.4 ft
Then high
6:57 PM
3.2 ft
Predicted, Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab0.2 to 4 ft
Zone forecast
Today
N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late this morning, then diminishing to around 5 kt early this afternoon, becoming W late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop, diminishing to light chop late this morning, then diminishing to flat this afternoon.
Tonight
W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop after midnight.
Mon
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 2 to 3 ft near shore. Wave detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 12 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop.
Synopsis
Winds ease into this afternoon allowing seas to briefly subside before building again in response to resurgence of moderate winds from a dry front crossing area waters late tonight/early MON morning with generally W flow regime behind it. Center of the High slides offshore SECONUS TUE, but remains main feature for bulk of the upcoming work- week, allowing for seas to fall to 2ft everywhere inside of 20nm late WED. Late week front next best chance for Marine Headlines late THU onward with at least some Gale potential FRI into the weekend.
NWS zone S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 nm
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 52 to 60°F, pressure 1,017 to 1,020 mbar over the same window.
1 station within 30 NM
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What this buoy measures
This buoy is not reporting waves. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the buoy.
Station bftn7
34°43'01" N 76°40'16" W · owned and maintained by NOS
Measured on the water by 1,000+ NOAA buoys. Observations from the National Data Buoy Center, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.