Duck · Dare County · North Carolina
Southern Duck Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina
Southern Duck, North Carolina: 3–4 ft, waist to chest high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 2.6 ft at 11 seconds from the east, with a 15 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.6 ft at 7:16 pm.
3–4 ft
waist to chest high
- Swell
- 2.6 ft · 11 s · Eplus 0.2 ft · 4 s · N
- Wind
- 15 mph (WNW), gusts 20offshore
- Tide
- 1.2 ft risinghigh 3.6 ft at 7:16 pm
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 64°Ffeels like 55°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 5 pm
Southern Duck surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Southern Duck: 10 am, Good, on a falling mid 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 Southern Duck: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 3.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 1.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 1.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 2.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (SW) | 4.5 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11 | 4.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 3.5 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 18 | 2.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 18 | 1.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (SW), gusts 18 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (SW), gusts 18 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (SW), gusts 19 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (SW), gusts 18 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 2.2 ft |
Southern Duck waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Southern Duck arrive about every 2 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 15 s
- Lulls
- about 71 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 18% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Southern Duck surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Southern Duck: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 3–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (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 Southern Duck 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 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 11 s · E | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 6 s · NE | 4 mph offshore (SW) | 12 mph offshore (SW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 10 s · E | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 8 mph onshore (NE), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 9 s · E | 12 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 20 | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 9 s · E | 21 mph offshore (W), gusts 27 | 21 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 26 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 5 s · NNE | 26 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 32 | 23 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 29 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 6 s · NNE | 22 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 29 | 17 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.6 ft · 6 s · NNE | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 25 | 15 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 23 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph cross-shore (N) | 19 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 18 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Southern Duck are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Southern Duck tide chart and tide times
Tides at Southern Duck today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 12:30 am, high 4.3 ft at 7:01 am, low 0.8 ft at 1:28 pm and high 3.6 ft at 7:16 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.
Southern Duck tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.6 ft at 12:30 amHigh 4.3 ft at 7:01 amLow 0.8 ft at 1:28 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 7:16 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 1:09 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:39 amLow 1.0 ft at 2:12 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 7:56 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.1 ft at 1:48 amHigh 4.5 ft at 8:18 amLow 1.3 ft at 2:46 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:33 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.5 ft at 2:23 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:56 amLow 1.7 ft at 3:29 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:15 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.9 ft at 3:05 amHigh 4.9 ft at 9:32 amLow 1.8 ft at 4:19 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:52 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.6 ft at 3:58 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:16 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:07 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:43 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11:08 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:48 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 11:38 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.3 ft at 5:36 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:55 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:36 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.0 ft at 12:35 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:32 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:46 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Southern Duck water temperature
The water temperature at Southern Duck is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 55°F and a 15 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 69°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 Southern Duck
- Duck Research Pier1.6 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Chicahauk3.1 mi SSE · 3 ft · Good
- Kitty Hawk Pier4.3 mi SSE · 3 ft · Good
- Laundromats6.9 mi SSE · 3 ft · Fair
- Avalon Pier8.8 mi SSE · 3 ft · Fair
- First Street9.9 mi SSE · 4 ft · Fair
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About Southern Duck
Southern Duck is a beach break in Duck, Dare County, North Carolina, facing east-northeast.
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