Jennettes Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Jennettes Pier in North Carolina is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Jennettes Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Jennettes Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Nags Head Pier	3 mi
Second closest break	Outer Banks Pier	4 mi
Third closest break	1st street	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Avalon Pier	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Laundromats	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Jennettes Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Virginia Beach Buoy	63 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Diamond Shoals Buoy	65 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Jamestown Buoy	109 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Stingray Point Buoy	117 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Onslow Bay Outer Buoy	141 mi
Tide stations nearest to Jennettes Pier:
Closest tide station	Jennettes Pier, Nags Head (ocean), North Carolina	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Jennetts Pier (ocean), North Carolina	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Roanoke Sound Channel, North Carolina	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Oregon Inlet Marina, Pamlico Sound, North Carolina	10 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Oregon Inlet Marina, North Carolina	10 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Jennettes Pier:
Closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	226 mi
Second closest ski area	Massanutten (United States)	245 mi
Third closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	260 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bryce Resort (United States)	262 mi
Fifth closest ski area	The Homestead Ski Area (United States)	273 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Jennettes Pier:
Closest city location	Nags Head (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Manteo (United States)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Wanchese (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Kill Devil Hills (United States)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kitty Hawk (United States)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Jennettes Pier is Elizabeth City Cgas Rgnl Airport (ECG) in USA, 63 km (39 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Jennettes Pier is Oceana Nas Airport (NTU), also in USA, 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Third is Norfolk International Airport (ORF) in USA, 119 km (74 miles) away.
• Norfolk Ns Airport (NGU) in USA is 127 km (79 miles) away.
• Langley Afb (Hampton) Airport (LFI), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Jennettes Pier and is 144 km (89 miles) away.