Surf Forecasts:
Rodanthe Pier surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, ESE swell with 56 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rodanthe Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Rodanthe Pier in the next 16 days are 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rodanthe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty. Not gonna lie, looking at this 16-day window, it's a tough one for the Rodanthe area. We've got a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions, so don't get your hopes up too early. The water is sitting at 81°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won't need a thick wetsuit.
The first week and a half is basically a write-off. From Wednesday the 9th all the way through to Tuesday the 16th, we're looking at tiny, weak waves with poor surf conditions. Swell heights are mostly around 1ft to 2ft, with combined swell energy barely cracking 30 or 40 (weak energy). The winds are all over the shop, often cross-shore or onshore, and the periods are short, around 8 to 9 seconds. It's just not worth paddling out for that.
Now, there's a little flicker of something on Thursday the 17th. The morning goes glassy with a calm wind, and the swell bumps up to 4ft from the NNE. The period is a short 5 seconds, so it's not going to be anything special, but the combined energy hits 108 (moderate wave energy). It's a "surfable waves but very ordinary" situation. It's beginner-friendly at that size, but the quality is just okay. The afternoon is clean with a light cross-off shore wind, but the swell is still just about the same.
After that, it gets messy again. Friday the 18th sees a bit more size, 4ft from the ENE with moderate energy (167), but the wind swings to a fresh breeze, so it's not clean. The weekend is a write-off with strong winds and messy chop. There's a small uptick by Wednesday the 23rd, with 4ft ENE swell (150 energy), but it's cross-shore and a bit choppy.
So, the only real standout, and I'm using that word lightly, is Thursday the 17th. Specifically, the morning at Rodanthe Pier. It's the only time we see that glassy wind and a bit of size. The swell is 4ft from the NNE, and it's clean. It's not a classic, but it's the best we've got in this run. The rest of the fortnight is a dud. There's a gap of surfable conditions from the 9th to the 16th, basically a week of nothing.
For the rest of the period, it's mostly poor surf conditions with onshore winds and choppy water. The combined energy values are all over the place, but wind is the killer. If you're more into kite surfing, the stronger winds and choppy conditions on the 19th and 20th might be more interesting than paddle surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
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 kJ | 18 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 18 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15AM0.25m | 10:07PM0.28m | 10:10AM0.25m | 10:56PM0.28m | 11:01AM0.25m | 11:37PM0.28m | 11:51AM0.25m | 00:08AM0.28m | 12:38PM0.25m | 00:34AM0.28m | 1:23PM0.26m | 00:59AM0.27m | 2:05PM0.26m | 1:31AM0.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.13m | 5:27AM0.17m | 5:14PM0.13m | 6:17AM0.16m | 6:00PM0.13m | 7:01AM0.15m | 6:45PM0.14m | 7:41AM0.15m | 7:26PM0.15m | 8:19AM0.14m | 8:05PM0.16m | 8:55AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | SW 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | SSW 5 | E 8 | — | SW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 4 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | S 3 | — | S 2 | S 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1973 | 420 | 1815 | 324 | 316 | 260 | 3 | 580 | 44 | 892 | 1048 | 423 | 3 | 897 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 900 | 806 |
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