Nags Head Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' at Nags Head Pier. Gotta be straight with you – this stretch of the next couple weeks is lookin' pretty flat and quiet. The waves are gonna be small and weak for a while, so don't get your hopes up too high just yet.

We're kickin' off with Friday the 3rd, and it's a bit of a sad start. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the ESE with a short period of 9 seconds, and a cross wind is messin' it up. The wave energy is real low, just 47 (weak). It's a write-off for real surfing.

Moving into Saturday the 4th, we get a window of hope. The morning has a gentle offshore wind from the WSW at 9 mph, which is clean, but the swell is even smaller at 1ft. It's still a no-go for getting wet.

The pattern stays the same through the rest of the first week and into the second. The swell hangs around the 1.0ft to 2ft mark, with the energy staying weak (between 17 and 63). The winds mix it up between offshore and cross-off, but the waves are just too weak to get excited about. The water temp is 77°, which is about average for this time of year.

There's a slight flicker of life on Sunday the 12th. The afternoon shows 2ft from the SE, period 8 seconds, and the wind goes glassy. The energy is 70 (still low), but for a moment there, it looks surfable, just about. "Surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" is the name of the game.

That same vibe pops up again on Tuesday afternoon, July 14th. We see 3ft from the SE, 8 second period, with clean conditions thanks to a cross-off breeze. The energy finally breaks into the moderate zone at 137. This is the best we've got on offer, but it's still small and weak really.

After that, the surf just drops off the map. From July 15th right through to the 18th, we're talking 0.3ft to 2ft at best, with energy numbers so low they're near zero. The winds are clean, but there's simply no swell to work with. A long period spike on the 16th shows 0.3ft with a 16-second period from the E, but that energy is only 5 – it's a ghost swell. Not ridable.

So, there's no standout session here, folks. Nothing worth calling "the best." It's a long stretch of flatness. Keep the board in the car, but don't bother waxing it. The conditions just aren't there for a paddle. If you absolutely have to get in the water, maybe look at the afternoon of July 12th or the afternoon of July 14th, but don't expect much. That's a long, quiet run.

Rusty.

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