Black Pelican Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
0-1FT
Shin to knee
Swell
Wind
13KTSSSW
17kts gusts, Offshore
Tide
Temperature
82°F
Rashguard
Northern Outer Banks Forecast
Tim Kent •Today
Minimal SE swell traces -- mainly flat with the odd shin to knee high wave. Mostly offshore winds.
Midday: Small mostly unrideable summertime surf at lunch around the higher tide. Pretty clean still, with gentle SW winds.
Afternoon Outlook: Look for some southerly side texture to develop, with minor surf for the logs at best as the tide drops out some this afternoon.
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Black Pelican Surf Guide
The expansive area stretching north and south from Kitty Hawk Road spreads surfers out across the beach, and there is usually no definitive lineup but a series of peek-a-boo bowls that plow shoreward regardless of where the pack sits, so it's possible to stroke into a good wave, snake-free. This is also a zone that holds some of the biggest surf that the Northern Outer Banks can get -- bombing nor'easter swells and drifty tropical swells tend to hold shape better here than other areas. There is... Read more