Height
4.9ft
Hs
Rad.Surf
Nags Head East Coast
Updated 5:30 AM EST
Buoy 44086 · Nags Head, NC (243) · 12 mi
Nags Head Surf Call
Rideable
Direction is in the window. Wind is cross-shore at 9 mph. Gusts 9.
Breaks 4–4.5 ft · sets about 5 ft
Boogie Worth it · Enough shorebreak for a bodyboard.
Wind SSE 9 mph gust 9 · cross · DUKN7 4:48 AM EST · Duck pier, 42 min old
Beach 67°F · Fullsuit 3/2 · Oregon Inlet Marina
Oyster Creek NOAA
0.5 ft Rising · high in 21m
- passed Low 0.3 ft Thu 12:47 AM
- High 0.5 ft Thu 6:13 AM
- Low 0.3 ft Thu 1:03 PM
- High 0.5 ft Thu 6:57 PM
Surf forecast
Buoy sea
Surf
Thursday
DAWN (BEFORE 6:00 AM)
5 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 9.5 s ESE · SSE 9 mph gust 9 · cross · DUKN7 4:48 AM EST · Duck pier, 42 min old · Rideable
Morning (6:00 to 11:59 AM)
6 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 9.5 s ESE · SSE 9 mph · Rideable
7 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 9.1 s ESE · S 9 mph · Rideable
8 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.6 s ESE · S 9 mph · Rideable
9 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.3 s ESE · S 9 mph · Rideable
10 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.3 s ESE · S 10 mph · Rideable
11 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.3 s ESE · S 12 mph · Rideable
Midday (12:00 to 3:59 PM)
12 PM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.2 s ESE · S 12 mph · Rideable
1 PM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5.5 ft) · 8.2 s ESE · S 13 mph · Rideable
2 PM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5.5 ft) · 8.1 s ESE · S 13 mph · Rideable
3 PM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5.5 ft) · 8.1 s ESE · S 13 mph · Rideable
Late (4:00 PM to sunset)
4 PM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5.5 ft) · 8.2 s ESE · S 12 mph · Rideable
5 PM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.3 s ESE · S 12 mph · Rideable
6 PM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.4 s ESE · S 10 mph · Rideable
Friday
DAWN (BEFORE 6:00 AM)
5 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.9 s ESE · S 8 mph · Rideable
Morning (6:00 to 11:59 AM)
6 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.8 s ESE · S 8 mph · Rideable
7 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.8 s ESE · S 8 mph · Rideable
8 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.8 s ESE · S 9 mph · Rideable
9 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.8 s ESE · S 9 mph · Rideable
10 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.8 s ESE · S 10 mph · Rideable
11 AM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.8 s SE · S 12 mph · Rideable
Midday (12:00 to 3:59 PM)
12 PM · 4–4.5 ft (sets about 5 ft) · 8.9 s SE · S 13 mph · Rideable
1 PM · 3.5–4 ft (sets about 4.5 ft) · 8.9 s ESE · S 14 mph · Rideable
2 PM · 3.5–4 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 9.1 s ESE · S 13 mph · Rideable
3 PM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 9.2 s ESE · S 13 mph · Rideable
Late (4:00 PM to sunset)
4 PM · 3–3.5 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 9.3 s ESE · S 13 mph · Rideable
5 PM · 3.5–4 ft (sets about 4 ft) · 9.8 s ESE · S 12 mph · Rideable
Saturday
Morning
4.0–4.3 ft
Rideable
Midday
4.0 ft
Rideable
Late
4.0 ft
Rideable
4.0–4.3 ft 9.6s ESE
Day N 10 to 15 mph · Night NW 12 to 15 mph
Sunday
Morning
3.5–4.0 ft
Rideable
Midday
3.5 ft
Rideable
Late
3.5 ft
Rideable
3.5–4.0 ft 9.3s ESE
Day NW 9 to 14 mph · Night W 9 to 13 mph
Monday
Morning
3.0–3.5 ft
Rideable
Midday
3.5 ft
Rideable
Late
3.5 ft
Rideable
3.0–3.5 ft 9.3s E
Day NW 9 to 13 mph · Night NW 9 mph
Tuesday
Morning
3.5 ft
Fun / Clean
Midday
3.5 ft
Fun / Clean
Late
3.0–3.5 ft
Fun / Clean
3.0–3.5 ft 11.4s E
Day W 7 to 12 mph · Night W 10 mph
Buoy data
Period
10sec
Decent
Dir
ESE
From 122°
Water
64°F
Buoy
Spectral split
Swell
2.0ft
10.0s ESE
Wind wave
4.3ft
9.5s ESE
Energy 1.8 kW/m Weak
Steepness Average
Last few readings
4.6
11:30p
4.3
12:00a
4.6
12:30a
4.9
1:00a
4.9
1:30a
4.6
2:00a
4.6
2:30a
4.3
3:00a
4.6
3:30a
4.6
4:00a
4.6
4:30a
4.9
5:00a
Outer Banks. East-facing beach. Piers and sandbars, strong longshore current on a big east swell.
Window. NE to SE swell. West wind is offshore.
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