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Outer Banks & Crystal Coast Surf Report

Outer Banks & Crystal Coast (OBX) surf at 11 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10: 1–4 ft across 26 spots. Best right now: Coquina Beach, 2–3 ft and Good, with a 9 mph offshore wind. Water is 62–68°F; a 3/2 full wetsuit or a 4/3 full wetsuit depending on the spot.

Updated 11 am EST, Tue, Nov 10 · Forecasts update four times a day.

Surf now: 1–4 ft
Best now: Coquina BeachGood
Water: 62–68°F

26 spots right now: 8 Good · 9 Fair · 2 Poor to Fair · 7 Poor

Carova Beach Corolla Duck Kill Devil Hills Nags Head Rodanthe Atlantic Beach Emerald Isle

26 spots by rating at 11 am EST. Tap a town to jump to its spots.

Outer Banks & Crystal Coast surf by town

Bars show the next 10 days at midday: height is the biggest surf in the town, colour is its best rating. Every bar on this page uses the same scale, with full height at 6 ft.

Carova Beach
1 spot · 2 ft now
Best now: Carova Good
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Good, up to 2 ft
Corolla
1 spot · 2 ft now
Best now: Corolla Lighthouse Fair
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Fair, up to 2 ft
Duck
2 spots · 2–3 ft now
Best now: Southern Duck Fair
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Fair, up to 3 ft
Kill Devil Hills
3 spots · 2–3 ft now
Best now: Laundromats Good
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Good, up to 3 ft
Nags Head
3 spots · 2–3 ft now
Best now: Coquina Beach Good
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Good, up to 3 ft
Rodanthe
3 spots · 3–4 ft now
Best now: Pea Island Good
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Good, up to 4 ft
Atlantic Beach
2 spots · 1 ft now
Best now: Oceanana Pier / The Circle Poor
Best day: Thu, Nov 12, Poor, up to 2 ft
Emerald Isle
2 spots · 1–2 ft now
Best now: The Point Poor
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Poor, up to 2 ft

More towns: Southern Shores · Kitty Hawk · Salvo · Avon · Buxton · Frisco · Ocracoke · Pine Knoll Shores · Indian Beach

Best surf in Outer Banks & Crystal Coast right now

Coquina BeachGood2–3 ft · 9 mph offshore (SW)
ChicahaukGood2–3 ft · 11 mph offshore (SW)
LaundromatsGood2–3 ft · 10 mph offshore (WSW)
CarovaGood2 ft · 10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 16
First StreetGood3 ft · 9 mph offshore (WSW)

Bar length is the top of each spot's height range now.

Outer Banks & Crystal Coast surf this weekend and the next 10 days

The biggest and best-rated Outer Banks & Crystal Coast spots for each of the next 7 days, at midday.
Day	Biggest surf	Where	Best-rated spot
Today	3–4 ft	S-Turns	Coquina Beach Good
Tomorrow	3 ft	Rodanthe Pier	Rodanthe Pier Fair
Thu, Nov 12	2 ft	Fort Macon	Fort Macon Poor
Fri, Nov 13	2 ft	Frisco Beach	Oceanana Pier / The Circle Poor
Sat, Nov 14	1–2 ft	S-Turns	Oceanana Pier / The Circle Poor
Sun, Nov 15	2 ft	Rodanthe Pier	Rodanthe Pier Poor
Mon, Nov 16	2 ft	S-Turns	Carova Poor
Nov 20–25	Days 11–16 are in the Current app with a subscription

All 26 Outer Banks & Crystal Coast spots today

Every Outer Banks & Crystal Coast spot by town, north to south, with the rating and surf now and the next 10 days at midday. Bar height is the top of the surf range, on one scale for the whole table (full height 6 ft).
Spot and wind	Now	Next 10 days+6 days in the app
Carova Beach Carova Beach surf report
Carova10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 16	Good2 ft
Corolla Corolla surf report
Corolla Lighthouse10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 18	Fair2 ft
Duck Duck surf report
Southern Duck12 mph offshore (SW)	Fair2–3 ft
Duck Research Pier12 mph offshore (SW), gusts 17	Poor to Fair2–3 ft
Southern Shores Southern Shores surf report
Chicahauk11 mph offshore (SW)	Good2–3 ft
Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk surf report
Kitty Hawk Pier10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 15	Fair2–3 ft
Kill Devil Hills Kill Devil Hills surf report
Laundromats10 mph offshore (WSW)	Good2–3 ft
First Street9 mph offshore (WSW)	Good3 ft
Avalon Pier10 mph offshore (WSW)	Fair2–3 ft
Nags Head Nags Head surf report
Coquina Beach9 mph offshore (SW)	Good2–3 ft
South Nags Head8 mph offshore (SW)	Good3 ft
Jennette's Pier8 mph offshore (SW), gusts 13	Fair3 ft
Rodanthe Rodanthe surf report
Pea Island12 mph offshore (SW)	Good3 ft
S-Turns13 mph offshore (SW)	Fair3–4 ft
Rodanthe Pier13 mph offshore (SW)	Fair3 ft
Salvo Salvo surf report
Salvo / Waves13 mph offshore (SW)	Fair3 ft
Avon Avon surf report
Avon Pier12 mph offshore (SW)	Fair3–4 ft
Buxton Buxton surf report
Old Lighthouse11 mph offshore (WSW)	Poor to Fair3 ft
Frisco Frisco surf report
Frisco Beach10 mph cross-shore (WSW)	Poor2 ft
Ocracoke Ocracoke surf report
Ocracoke Island9 mph cross-shore (WSW)	Good2–3 ft
Atlantic Beach Atlantic Beach surf report
Oceanana Pier / The Circle6 mph onshore (SW)	Poor1 ft
Fort Macon5 mph onshore (SW)	Poor1 ft
Pine Knoll Shores Pine Knoll Shores surf report
Pine Knoll Shores6 mph cross-shore (SW)	Poor1 ft
Indian Beach Indian Beach surf report
Indian Beach / Salter Path6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 11	Poor1 ft
Emerald Isle Emerald Isle surf report
The Point6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11	Poor1–2 ft
Bogue Inlet Pier6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 12	Poor1 ft

Tides today in Outer Banks & Crystal Coast

Tides today (Tue, Nov 10) at Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills: low 0.7 ft at 1:06 am, high 4.3 ft at 7:38 am, low 0.8 ft at 2:11 pm and high 3.3 ft at 7:54 pm.

Heights in feet above MLLW. Times differ by a few minutes along Outer Banks & Crystal Coast.

Tide charts for each town: Carova Beach · Corolla · Duck · Southern Shores · Kitty Hawk · Kill Devil Hills · Nags Head · Rodanthe · Salvo · Avon · Buxton · Frisco · Ocracoke · Atlantic Beach · Pine Knoll Shores · Indian Beach · Emerald Isle

Outer Banks & Crystal Coast water temperature

Water across Outer Banks & Crystal Coast is 62–68°F on Tue, Nov 10; a 3/2 full wetsuit and a 4/3 full wetsuit depending on the spot.

Carova Beach62°F · 4/3
Duck63°F · 4/3
Southern Shores63°F · 4/3
Kill Devil Hills63°F · 4/3
Nags Head64°F · 4/3
Salvo65°F · 4/3
Buxton67°F · 3/2
Frisco67°F · 3/2
Atlantic Beach67°F · 3/2
Pine Knoll Shores67°F · 3/2
Emerald Isle68°F · 3/2

Nearby areas in North Carolina

Wilmington & Cape Fear
21 spots · 0–3 ft now
Best now: Pelican Watch Fair
Best day: Wed, Nov 11, Fair, up to 2 ft

All North Carolina surf reports

Forecasts are estimates. Never rely on them for safety. For rip current risk and beach hazards, check the National Weather Service. Forecasts from Current's novel physics simulation. No AI. No black boxes. Ocean and weather data: NOAA (U.S. government data). NOAA does not endorse this site.