Surf Forecasts:
Rodanthe Pier surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, NE swell with 66 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rodanthe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s cut straight to it. Looking at the whole 16-day window for Rodanthe Pier, I gotta be real with you – it’s a tough stretch. There’s no surf on offer at all. Zero. Nada. Every single session from Saturday the 25th of July right through to Sunday the 9th of August comes back as poor surf conditions. That’s a solid two-week gap with nothing worth paddling out for.
The water temp is sitting at a pretty warm 81° and it’s bang on average for this time of year, so you’d be comfortable if there was something to ride. But there just isn’t.
We’re looking at tiny little slop – swell heights barely reach 4ft on the first Saturday morning, but that’s a short-period 6-second windswell with combined energy of only 95 (weak) and cross-onshore winds. It’s choppy and messy. Everything after that drops off into nothing, with swell heights mostly below 2ft and energy readings in the teens or twenties. The wind does go clean and offshore at times, like on the Wednesday morning the 29th of July with a moderate offshore breeze, but with a swell of 1ft and a 7-second period, there’s just no push. It’s flat.
Honestly, for Rodanthe Pier, this kind of blank run happens. It’s a consistent spot when the swells roll in, but when they don’t, it’s a waiting game. The setup is a beach and jetty, and with the occasional stronger winds (like that 28 mph cross-off on the 4th of August afternoon), it might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. But for us wave hunters? We’re sitting this one out.
Keep an eye on the forecasts – things can change. But for now, the board stays in the garage.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 66 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:55PM0.23m | 8:52AM0.19m | 9:40PM0.23m | 9:47AM0.19m | 10:24PM0.24m | 10:32AM0.19m | 11:07PM0.24m | 11:08AM0.19m | 11:46PM0.24m | 11:40AM0.20m | 00:19AM0.24m | 12:14PM0.20m | 00:46AM0.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.10m | 4:08AM0.13m | 3:59PM0.10m | 5:02AM0.12m | 4:50PM0.10m | 5:51AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.10m | 6:36AM0.12m | 6:15PM0.09m | 7:19AM0.12m | 6:50PM0.10m | 7:58AM0.12m | 7:18PM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 7 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 56 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 36 | 23 | 29 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | WSW 3 | E 9 | NNE 4 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | SE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | SSE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | 66 | 35 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 22 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 30 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 34 | 140 | 145 | 1014 | 3 | 1130 | 1130 | 517 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 3 | 182 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 152 | 716 | 3 |
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