Surf Forecasts:
Rodanthe Pier surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SE swell with 95 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rodanthe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m gonna be straight with ya – it’s looking pretty grim for the next couple of weeks around Rodanthe Pier. The whole 16-day window is just a run of poor surf conditions, with no solid swell to get excited about. We’ve got a big gap of nothing worthwhile from the start, all the way through. The waves are tiny, the wind is mostly cross-off or cross, and the energy is weak. Honestly, it’s one of those stretches where you might as well leave the board in the car and take a long walk on the beach instead.
Let’s break it down. From Sunday 2nd August right through to Sunday 16th August, every single session is rated poor. The swell heights barely get above 3 ft, and most days you’re looking at 1 ft or less. The combined energy is weak, with values like 38, 78, 33, 22 – all under 100, which tells you there’s hardly any push. The periods are short, mostly 6 to 9 seconds, so no real power behind them. The wind is a constant cross-off, which would normally be a positive, but with no swell to work with, it’s just clean but flat.
The water temp is sitting at 80°F, which is just 1°F cooler than the long-term average for this time of year – so pretty normal, nothing to write home about.
There’s one session that almost catches the eye: Saturday 8th August morning has a 2 ft swell from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy hits 70 – still weak, but the best of a bad lot. The wind is light SW at 9 mph, cross-off, so it’s clean. But at 2 ft, it’s barely a ripple, and the period is short. For a beginner, it might be a fun ankle-snatcher, but for anyone else, it’s not worth suiting up.
The only other mildly interesting slot is Thursday 13th August morning, when the wind goes light offshore from the W at 9 mph, and the swell is 1 ft from the SE at 8 seconds. That’s glassy conditions, but the swell is just too small to do anything with.
Bottom line: there are no standouts here. The entire 16 days is a blank run. Rodanthe Pier is a consistent spot, so this kind of flat spell is a bit unusual, but it happens. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, I’d say give it a miss.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the S by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | E 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 45 | 53 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 37 | 62 | 36 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM0.21m | 1:37AM0.25m | 2:28PM0.21m | 2:09AM0.25m | 3:22PM0.22m | 2:46AM0.25m | 4:18PM0.22m | 3:31AM0.25m | 5:16PM0.22m | 4:25AM0.24m | 6:15PM0.23m | 5:31AM0.23m | 7:14PM0.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.12m | 7:33PM0.12m | 9:12AM0.11m | 8:01PM0.13m | 9:10AM0.10m | 8:38PM0.14m | 9:36AM0.09m | 9:23PM0.14m | 10:15AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.09m | 11:05PM0.15m | 11:57AM0.11m | 00:05AM0.15m | |||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 1 | — | 78 | 45 | — | 33 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 37 | 62 | 36 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 2 | S 2 |
| kJ | 8 | 147 | 244 | 34 | 21 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1431 | 2001 | 808 | 330 | 330 | 141 | 281 | 145 | 157 | 584 | 64 | 141 | 330 | 716 | 503 | 4 | 1053 | 465 | 26 | 420 | 338 |
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