Rodanthe · Dare County · North Carolina
Pea Island Surf Report & Forecast, Rodanthe, North Carolina
Pea Island, Rodanthe, North Carolina: 4 ft, chest to head high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.3 ft at 11 seconds from the east, with a 14 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 19 mph. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.8 ft at 7:12 pm.
4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 3.3 ft · 11 s · Eplus 0.2 ft · 4 s · NNE
- Wind
- 14 mph (WNW), gusts 19offshore
- Tide
- 0.8 ft risinghigh 2.8 ft at 7:12 pm
- Water
- 64°F3/2
- Air
- 63°Ffeels like 56°F
- Sun
- rise 6:32 amset 4:59 pm
Pea Island surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Pea Island: 8 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Pea Island: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 3.6 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W) | 3.7 ft |
| 8 am | 5 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 3.5 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 2.9 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 2.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 1.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 0.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 0.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Good | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 18 | 0.4 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 18 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 2.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 3.3 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 3.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 3.7 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | calm | 3.4 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (SW) | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (SW) | 2.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (SW) | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (SW) | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (SW) | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 16 mph offshore (SW), gusts 21 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (SW), gusts 20 | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (SW) | 1.6 ft |
Pea Island waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Pea Island arrive about every 3 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 21 s
- Lulls
- about 63 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 58% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Pea Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Pea Island: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 3–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Pea Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–5 ft | Good | 3.4 ft · 11 s · ESE | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 18 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.8 ft · 11 s · E | calm | 15 mph offshore (SW) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.9 ft · 10 s · E | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 mph onshore (ENE) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 5 s · S | 8 mph offshore (SW) | 15 mph offshore (SW), gusts 20 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 3 s · WNW | 22 mph offshore (W) | 20 mph offshore (WNW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.7 ft · 5 s · N | 28 mph offshore (WNW) | 27 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4.6 ft · 6 s · NNW | 23 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 29 | 20 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 25 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4.0 ft · 6 s · N | 18 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 26 | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 24 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 19 mph cross-shore (N) | 18 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 20 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Pea Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Pea Island tide chart and tide times
Tides at Pea Island today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.2 ft at 12:23 am, high 3.7 ft at 6:55 am, low 0.3 ft at 1:25 pm and high 2.8 ft at 7:12 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.8 ft and rising.
Pea Island tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.2 ft at 12:23 amHigh 3.7 ft at 6:55 amLow 0.3 ft at 1:25 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 7:12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 1:02 amHigh 3.8 ft at 7:35 amLow 0.5 ft at 2:08 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 7:51 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.5 ft at 1:38 amHigh 3.8 ft at 8:15 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:44 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 8:32 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:15 amHigh 4.1 ft at 8:55 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:27 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 9:16 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.4 ft at 2:55 amHigh 4.2 ft at 9:32 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:17 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 9:51 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:49 amHigh 3.6 ft at 10:15 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:04 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 4:34 amHigh 3.2 ft at 11:05 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:48 pmHigh 2.4 ft at 11:39 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.9 ft at 5:27 amHigh 3.0 ft at 11:54 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:34 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.5 ft at 12:36 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:25 amHigh 2.9 ft at 12:45 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Pea Island water temperature
The water temperature at Pea Island is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 56°F and a 14 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 62 and 64°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Pea Island
- S-Turns7.7 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Coquina Beach8.9 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Rodanthe Pier9.2 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Salvo / Waves12 mi S · 4–5 ft · Good
- South Nags Head12 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Jennette's Pier15 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Fair
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About Pea Island
Pea Island is a beach break in Rodanthe, Dare County, North Carolina, facing east-northeast. Also called Pea Island NWR.
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