Waves, United States

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AI-seeded · not yet human-checked

Photo: AussieActive / Unsplash

Surf, boardshorts–5/4+ water by season, quiet nomad scene.

surf-townlaid-backremote-rusticlocal-authentic

Data updated 22 September 2026

1 spot · 2 venues

At a glance

Peak season—below our season threshold

Suits—no month clears our bar

Boardlongboard · bothbreak type not yet verified

Water8.6–28.5°Cboardshorts–5/4+ most of the year

Internet235 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla

Cost / mo$2,440+all-in, estimated

Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train

1 spot within 25 km · 1 with own season data

spot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data

Hazardsremote

Spot details

Real Watersports0 km

1 café · 1 gymPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (2)

Cafés1 listed

Waves Coffee & CandiesView on Google

Gyms1 listed

Raise The Bar Gym & FitnessView on Google

The surf year

Below our season threshold

Surfable days by month · intermediateNo reliably surfable season in our model

0peak · Jan

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Swell

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Wind ok

25%23%29%38%42%48%36%46%53%38%34%31%

Water

9°9°12°17°21°25°29°27°25°21°16°11°

Barsless surfablemore

Water5/4+ hoodedunder 13°4/3 wetsuit13–16°Springsuit20–23°Boardshorts24°+

How we compute this

Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology

Surfable days by level, month by month

Share of surfable days per month, per level — percent
Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Beginner	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Intermediate	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Advanced	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Working from here

median 235 Mbps · no known coworking · from $1,390 a month · leans quiet

Internet speedmedian download · Ookla235 Mbps

Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0

Quiet ↔ Party10 / 100

Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,390–$2,640

Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,440–$4,060

Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Waves.

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Getting there

Nearest airportElizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station

CodeECG

Distance100 km

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Sources & confidence

AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level

Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction