Rodanthe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Rodanthe Pier in North Carolina is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips, man-made danger (buoys etc...) and sharks.

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Overall Rodanthe 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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Also see Rodanthe Pier surf quality by season and Rodanthe Pier surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Rodanthe Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	S-Turns	2 mi
Second closest break	K.O.A	2 mi
Third closest break	Boiler 1	10 mi
Fourth closest break	Boilers (Ranger Station)	14 mi
Fifth closest break	Avon Pier	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Rodanthe Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Diamond Shoals Buoy	39 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Virginia Beach Buoy	79 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Onslow Bay Outer Buoy	127 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Jamestown Buoy	134 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Stingray Point Buoy	143 mi
Tide stations nearest to Rodanthe Pier:
Closest tide station	Rodanthe, Pamlico Sound, North Carolina	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Davis Slough, North Carolina	13 mi
Third closest tide station	Oregon Inlet, North Carolina	13 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Oregon Inlet (USCG Station), North Carolina	14 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Oregon Inlet Bridge, North Carolina	14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Rodanthe Pier:
Closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	246 mi
Second closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	248 mi
Third closest ski area	Massanutten (United States)	269 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bryce Resort (United States)	287 mi
Fifth closest ski area	The Homestead Ski Area (United States)	294 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Rodanthe Pier:
Closest city location	Wanchese (United States)	21 mi
Second closest city location	Manteo (United States)	25 mi
Third closest city location	Cape Hatteras (United States)	27 mi
Fourth closest city location	Nags Head (United States)	28 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kill Devil Hills (United States)	34 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Rodanthe Pier is Elizabeth City Cgas Rgnl Airport (ECG) in USA, 99 km (61 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Rodanthe Pier is Oceana Nas Airport (NTU), also in USA, 147 km (91 miles) away.
• Third is Cherry Point Mcas Airport (NKT) in USA, 149 km (93 miles) away.
• Craven Co Rgnl (New Bern) Airport (EWN) in USA is 154 km (96 miles) away.
• Norfolk International Airport (ORF), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Rodanthe Pier and is 161 km (100 miles) away.