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Outer Banks North Carolina

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Outer Banks North Carolina surf forecast
SpotBreaking surfOutlookBest next 4hWindTideHourly timeline
Nags HeadENE offshore model swell · 1.2 ft @ 8s
UnavailableEvidence unavailableTiming unavailableNE 19.1 ktonshore1 ftfalling
RodantheENE offshore model swell · 1.4 ft @ 8s
UnavailableEvidence unavailableTiming unavailableNE 19.5 ktcross-shore1 ftfalling
Jennettes PierENE offshore model swell · 1.2 ft @ 8s
UnavailableEvidence unavailableTiming unavailableNE 19.5 ktonshore1 ftfalling
Kitty HawkENE offshore model swell · 1.1 ft @ 8s
UnavailableEvidence unavailableTiming unavailableNE 20.1 ktcross-shore2.5 ftfalling

Outer Banks North Carolina

4 spots

Nags Head

Unavailable

Offshore swell: ENE 1.2 ft @ 8s

Evidence unavailableWhen to goTiming unavailable
WindNE 19.1 ktonshoreTide1 ftfalling
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable19.11 ft
UUnavailable20.31 ft
UUnavailable19.31 ft
UUnavailable18.60.5 ft
Open hourly forecast

Rodanthe

Unavailable

Offshore swell: ENE 1.4 ft @ 8s

Evidence unavailableWhen to goTiming unavailable
WindNE 19.5 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfalling
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable19.51 ft
UUnavailable20.31 ft
UUnavailable22.41 ft
UUnavailable22.70.5 ft
Open hourly forecast

Jennettes Pier

Unavailable

Offshore swell: ENE 1.2 ft @ 8s

Evidence unavailableWhen to goTiming unavailable
WindNE 19.5 ktonshoreTide1 ftfalling
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable19.51 ft
UUnavailable20.91 ft
UUnavailable19.91 ft
UUnavailable18.90.5 ft
Open hourly forecast

Kitty Hawk

Unavailable

Offshore swell: ENE 1.1 ft @ 8s

Evidence unavailableWhen to goTiming unavailable
WindNE 20.1 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftfalling
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable20.12.5 ft
UUnavailable20.22 ft
UUnavailable191.5 ft
UUnavailable18.11 ft
Open hourly forecast

Seven-day outlook

DaySurfBest periodWhereWind
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 4.5–22.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 17–32.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 18–33.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 6–31 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 5.5–19.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1–17 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–12.5 kt varying direction
Forecast sources 4/5 current

Coastal waves, offshore swell, and surf height describe different conditions. Source availability does not measure forecast accuracy.

Wave observation

Nags Head, NC (243) buoy 44086 · 19 km from Nags Head

Nags Head, NC (243) buoy 44086 · 19 km from Nags Head; NDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face height
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Tide prediction

NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API

NOAA Duck 8651370 · 8.8 km from Kitty Hawk; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.
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