Third Street Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

1-2FT

Knee to thigh

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

1.3FT9s
SE125º
4.1FT5s
SSE166º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

20KTSSSW

27kts gusts, Offshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

2.1FT

Temperature

81°F

spotName Wind & Weather
85ºF

Rashguard

Tim Kent

Northern Outer Banks Forecast

Tim Kent •

Today

A bit more SE swell. Still small, up to knee-thigh high, but loggable & clean most of the day.

Afternoon Outlook: Still knee+ high surf continuing early afternoon. Surf is slow for most zones as we come up on the higher tide. Conditions are clean and there are options for a couple log waves. A bit of southerly side texture may develop for some zones later in the day, but fairly clean for most still.

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Third Street Surf Guide

A fairly reliable zone between the Kill Devil Hills pressure cookers of Avalon Pier and 1st Street, 3rd Street is similarly exposed to accept northeast swells, tropical swells and everything in between. And it can work on all tides. Even wind chop and drift sessions can be fun. All of this, however, depends solely on how the sand is settling around town. With no real structures (i.e. jetties or groins), only periodic beach nourishment, constant bombardment from the Atlantic, and a distinct vulne... Read more