Rodanthe · Dare County · North Carolina
Rodanthe Pier Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina
Rodanthe Pier, North Carolina: 4–5 ft, chest to head high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.5 ft at 11 seconds from the east, with a 14 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 65°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.7 ft at 7:11 pm.
4–5 ft
chest to head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 3.5 ft · 11 s · Eplus 0.5 ft · 4 s · N
- Wind
- 14 mph (WNW), gusts 20offshore
- Tide
- 0.7 ft risinghigh 2.7 ft at 7:11 pm
- Water
- 65°F3/2
- Air
- 64°Ffeels like 56°F
- Sun
- rise 6:31 amset 4:59 pm
Rodanthe Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Rodanthe Pier: 7 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 Rodanthe Pier: 8 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 19 mph offshore (W), gusts 25 | 3.5 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 18 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 3.6 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 3.4 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 2.9 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 2.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 1.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 0.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 0.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 0.4 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 4 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 2.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (W) | 3.3 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (WSW) | 3.6 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (WSW) | 3.7 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (SW) | 3.3 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (SW) | 2.7 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (SW) | 1.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 4 ft | Good | 12 mph offshore (SW) | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (SW) | 0.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 17 mph offshore (SW) | 0.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 18 mph offshore (SW) | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 17 mph offshore (SW) | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (SW), gusts 20 | 1.6 ft |
Rodanthe Pier waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Rodanthe Pier arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 12 s
- Lulls
- about 41 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 34% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Rodanthe Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Rodanthe Pier: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 4–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Rodanthe Pier 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 | 4–6 ft | Good | 3.7 ft · 11 s · E | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–5 ft | Good | 3.1 ft · 11 s · E | 4 mph offshore (WSW) | 17 mph offshore (SW) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 2.0 ft · 10 s · E | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | calm | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 9 s · E | 11 mph offshore (SW), gusts 16 | 19 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 26 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 8 s · SE | 24 mph offshore (W), gusts 29 | 20 mph offshore (W) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 6 s · NNE | 27 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 25 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 30 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 7 s · NNE | 23 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 29 | 19 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 3.0 ft · 6 s · NNE | 18 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 26 | 18 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 24 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2 ft | Poor | — | 19 mph cross-shore (N) | 18 mph cross-shore (N) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 21 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Rodanthe Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Rodanthe Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Rodanthe Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.1 ft at 12:20 am, high 3.7 ft at 6:53 am, low 0.3 ft at 1:24 pm and high 2.7 ft at 7:11 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.7 ft and rising.
Rodanthe Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.1 ft at 12:20 amHigh 3.7 ft at 6:53 amLow 0.3 ft at 1:24 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 7:11 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 12:59 amHigh 3.7 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:06 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 7:51 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.5 ft at 1:36 amHigh 3.8 ft at 8:14 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:44 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 8:32 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.9 ft at 2:12 amHigh 4.0 ft at 8:54 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:27 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 9:15 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.3 ft at 2:53 amHigh 4.1 ft at 9:32 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:16 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 9:50 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 3:47 amHigh 3.6 ft at 10:15 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:04 pmHigh 2.4 ft at 10:44 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 4:32 amHigh 3.2 ft at 11:04 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:48 pmHigh 2.3 ft at 11:39 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.9 ft at 5:24 amHigh 3.0 ft at 11:53 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:33 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.4 ft at 12:36 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:23 amHigh 2.9 ft at 12:44 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Rodanthe Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Rodanthe Pier is about 65°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 66°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 Rodanthe Pier
- S-Turns1.5 mi N · 4–5 ft · Good
- Salvo / Waves2.4 mi S · 4–5 ft · Good
- Pea Island9.2 mi NNW · 4 ft · Good
- Avon Pier17 mi S · 4–5 ft · Good
- Coquina Beach18 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Fair
- South Nags Head22 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Fair
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About Rodanthe Pier
Rodanthe Pier is a pier in Rodanthe, Dare County, North Carolina, facing east. Also called Hatteras Island Fishing Pier.
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