Outer Banks Beach surf report
Nags Head, North Carolina
Updated 7:03 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Outer Banks Beach
Outer Banks Beach sits on the North Carolina coast, where the water runs from about 47°F in February to 83°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in June, July, August and September — 4 months of the year — peaking around 83°F in July and dropping to about 47°F in February.
Today it is 83°F. That is 2° above the August average of 81°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Jennettes Pier, Nags Head (ocean) about 6.1 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Outer Banks Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 57 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 6s.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.