Rodanthe Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next couple of weeks for Rodanthe Pier. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. For the first week and a half, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing. The swell energy is weak, barely ticking over, with values mostly in the teens and twenties (18 to 60 range for most of the first days). The waves are tiny, around 0.6ft to 1ft, and the wind, while often clean or even glassy at times, just can’t make something out of nothing. We’ve got a few days with offshore breezes, and even a glassy morning on Monday the 24th and Sunday the 30th, but the ocean is flat. It’s frustrating.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Now, hang in there. The outlook finally shifts as we head into September. On Wednesday the 2nd of September, things get interesting. We see the combined energy climb to 130 (moderate energy) and the swell bumps up to 2ft from the ESE. It’s still not massive, but after a long drought, this feels like a gift. The morning has a light NNW breeze, making it clean, but the swell period is 11 seconds, giving it a bit of shape. The wind shifts to cross-on in the afternoon, but the morning window looks the best of the whole forecast.

That Wednesday morning is the standout to aim for. It's not a classic, but after days of nothing, it’s the only real chance at a surfable wave. For beginners, that 2ft is just right, and the crowd profile says "sometimes" here, so you might have company, but it won’t be a zoo. The swell direction (ESE) isn’t the perfect NE that Rodanthe Pier likes, but it’ll wrap in okay.

After that little pulse, it drops back into the doldrums. The energy fades off again, with readings down to 14 and 11 by the 4th and 5th of September. The waves shrink back to 0.6ft-1ft.

So, here’s the takeaway: you’ve got a big gap of flatness, then one decent morning on September 2nd. Keep your eye on that Wednesday.

Rusty.

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