Oak Island Water Tower — Oak Island, the nearest town. Photo: User:Dincher, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Oak Island

Oak Island is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Oak Island you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Oak Island, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ILM, 44 km away.

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Staying in Oak Island

23 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ILM, 44 km, MYR, 80 km, OAJ, 112 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Oak Island.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Oak Island each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Oak Island too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Holden Beach17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Holden Beach

4 ft173 kJ

2 ft73 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft17 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

3 ft90 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Holden Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	60, good	4 ft8 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	73kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft8 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	33, poor	3 ft7 smushy	90kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	22°C

Long Beach Chill Spot7.1 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft202 kJ

3 ft81 kJ

3 ft26 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

3 ft91 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Long Beach Chill Spot, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft8 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	3 ft4 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	3 ft7 smushy	91kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	22°C

Oak Island0 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft242 kJ

3 ft97 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oak Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	56, good	4 ft9 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	97kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	3 ft4 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	25kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	44, fair	3 ft7 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	21°C

Bald Head Island- Point12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Bald Head Island

5 ft282 kJ

3 ft130 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bald Head Island- Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft8 ssoft	282kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	3 ft8 ssoft	130kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	33kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	3 ft7 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots, offshore	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Oak Island, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Oak Island

Sunset GrillMediterranean · in the centre
Swain Seafood ShackSeafood · in the centre
Bar-B-Que HouseBarbecue · 0.1 km from the centre
Outer Banks Boil CompanySeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
ZENSHI Handcrafted SushiSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
Domino's PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Oak Island, United States

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Where it is

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