Surf Forecasts:
Rodanthe Pier surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, ENE swell with 251 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 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rodanthe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’ll break it down for Rodanthe Pier in feet and Fahrenheit.
It’s gonna be a quiet patch for a while. From now right through to Sunday, September 6th, the surf is real weak – we’re talkin’ ankle-snappers or close to flat. Winds are all sideshore or onshore, just no fun. You’re lookin’ at a five-day stretch of nothin’ to get excited about.
Come Monday, September 7th, we see a bump. Swell around 7 ft from the ENE with a 7-second period, but it’s messy. Strong cross-onshore wind at 22 mph from the NE makes it lumpy and tough. Combined swell energy hits 381 – moderate but not clean. Tuesday the 8th drops to about 3 ft, same ENE direction, but the period stretches to 10 seconds, so there’s some groundswell in there. Still, a light cross-onshore wind and the water temp is pretty normal for the season. Not a total loss, but you’ll work for it.
Honestly, through the whole 16 days, there’s not one session that really stands out. The best bet might be the afternoon of Monday, September 14th, when you’ve got 4 ft from the ENE, 9-second period, with a light cross-onshore breeze. It’s marginal at best. No big swell lines up with the optimum NE swell direction *and* good offshore winds. A lot of small, short-period junk or lumpy onshore slop.
This is a lean stretch for Rodanthe Pier. If you’re a dedicated local lookin’ for a beat-up longboard wave, you might find something. But for clean, fun surf? Not this time.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 34 | 54 | 66 | 145 | 81 | 86 | 51 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM0.25m | 4:14AM0.26m | 5:30PM0.25m | 5:27AM0.25m | 6:46PM0.25m | 6:54AM0.25m | 8:01PM0.26m | 8:12AM0.25m | 9:08PM0.27m | 9:15AM0.25m | 10:07PM0.28m | 10:10AM0.25m | 10:56PM0.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.13m | 9:50PM0.16m | 10:48AM0.14m | 10:44PM0.16m | 12:06PM0.15m | 11:45PM0.17m | 2:16PM0.15m | 3:14AM0.18m | 3:27PM0.14m | 4:29AM0.17m | 4:24PM0.13m | 5:27AM0.17m | 5:14PM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 145 | 81 | 86 | 51 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | 12 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | N 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 43 | 35 | 34 | 54 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 2 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 281 | 2164 | 223 | 229 | 2164 | 40 | 152 | 589 | 376 | 375 | 524 | 152 | 95 | 330 | 64 | 49 | 1129 | 806 | 809 | 488 |
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