Surf Forecasts:
Rodanthe Pier surf forecast from 6 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 16 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period, NNE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 16 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period, NNE swell with 1,226 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 6 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E 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 Friday (Nov 06) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rodanthe Pier in the next 16 days are 2.1m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 15) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 6th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rodanthe Pier over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 154 | 196 | 154 | 117 | 145 | 174 | 198 | 185 | 136 | 98 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 24 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:27PM0.23m | 8:42AM0.24m | 9:06PM0.22m | 9:28AM0.24m | 9:39PM0.21m | 10:07AM0.24m | 10:08PM0.21m | 10:40AM0.24m | 10:37PM0.21m | 11:09AM0.23m | 11:11PM0.21m | 11:37AM0.23m | 11:50PM0.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.11m | 3:30AM0.13m | 3:44PM0.11m | 4:13AM0.12m | 4:35PM0.11m | 4:53AM0.12m | 5:21PM0.12m | 5:33AM0.11m | 6:00PM0.12m | 6:13AM0.12m | 6:33PM0.12m | 6:53AM0.12m | 6:57PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:57 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 154 | 196 | 154 | 117 | 145 | 174 | 198 | 185 | 136 | 98 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SW 4 | N 5 | — | N 5 | — | SSW 6 | N 4 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 15 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 | S 7 | ENE 11 | S 5 | S 4 | — | E 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | WSW 2 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | N 3 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 77 | 46 | 52 | — | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 24 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 151 | 16 | 145 | 145 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 666 | 847 | 962 | 975 |
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