Surf Forecasts:
Rodanthe Pier surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, ESE swell with 81 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rodanthe Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Rodanthe Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rodanthe Pier in the next 16 days are 0.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rodanthe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about Rodanthe Pier.
I'm not gonna sugar-coat it; the next couple of weeks are looking pretty lean. From right now all the way through the 20th of August, the swell is a ghost. We're talking tiny, tiny waves, mostly under 0.3m and never cracking 0.6m. The water temp is running about 82°, which is normal for this time of year.
The first little flicker of hope pops up on Friday the 21st of August. We get a small pulse of 1.0m swell from the NNE with a light, clean WSW wind in the morning. It's a short-period windswell, only 5 seconds, so the combined energy is just 73 units. It's technically surfable, but it's very ordinary. That's the best of a bad lot.
We then drift back into a flat spell until the very end of the window. On Friday the 28th of August, the swell starts to build, hitting 1.3m from the NE in the morning (207 energy units), and climbing to 1.6m (353 energy units) in the afternoon. That's a bit more size, but it's still a short 8-second period, and the wind turns onshore and cross-onshore, so it's going to be messy. It'll have enough power for experts only, but don't expect clean waves.
So the only real option, and it's a weak one, is that early morning window on the 21st. It's a long, quiet period for the Outer Banks, and sadly, that's pretty normal around here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | NE 5 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 51 | 32 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20AM0.22m | 11:55PM0.27m | 12:11PM0.22m | 00:37AM0.27m | 1:03PM0.22m | 1:13AM0.27m | 1:58PM0.22m | 1:43AM0.26m | 2:55PM0.22m | 2:13AM0.25m | 3:53PM0.22m | 2:49AM0.25m | 4:50PM0.23m | 3:34AM0.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.11m | 7:27AM0.12m | 7:03PM0.11m | 8:12AM0.12m | 7:44PM0.12m | 8:55AM0.12m | 8:24PM0.13m | 9:35AM0.11m | 9:03PM0.14m | 10:14AM0.11m | 9:42PM0.16m | 10:55AM0.12m | 10:26PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 59 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 51 | 32 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 9 | E 5 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | E 9 | S 5 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 9 | E 5 | — | E 6 | — | E 15 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2782 | 2080 | 1305 | 1431 | 2851 | 150 | 1982 | 1952 | 975 | 1002 | 1018 | 140 | 3 | 468 | 64 | 3 | 806 | 16 | 145 | 281 | 3 |
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