Surf Forecasts:
Rodanthe Pier surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NE swell with 96 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 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rodanthe Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Looks like we’re in for a rough patch at Rodanthe Pier. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf – there’s nothing on offer that’s worth paddling out for. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean just isn’t cooperating. The forecast shows tiny, wind-affected waves and poor conditions straight through to the second week of September. With the swell energy barely tickling low digits (like 9 to 152), it’s basically flat or close to it. The water temp is hanging around 81° – about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s a touch on the warm side but nothing crazy. Still, that’s about the only positive.
We kick off on Wednesday, 2 September, with a measly 2 ft of ESE swell at a 10-second period, but it’s cross-off from the SW at 9 mph, and the combined energy is weak at only 106. It’s clean but just too small. That same pattern holds through the rest of the week: Thursday 3 September has 2 ft, Friday 4 September drops to 1.0 ft, and Saturday 5 September barely scrapes 0.7 ft. Winds get messy from the north and east, switching to onshore and choppy by Sunday 6 September with 3 ft but only a 5-second period, meaning it’s short-period junk – combined energy at 37.
By Monday 7 September, we get a tiny bump in energy to 131 and 107, but still only 2 ft of NE swell, cross-onshore at 12 to 16 mph, and that just means lumpy, blown-out crap. That’s as good as it gets and it’s not good. After that, it’s all downhill: Tuesday 8 September onward sees swells shrink back to 1 ft or less, with cross-off winds and clean faces but absolutely no push. The combined energy drops into the teens and twenties. A longer 14-second period shows up on Wednesday 16 September and Thursday 17 September, but that’s for a pathetic 0.7 ft swell – the period is irrelevant when there’s no height.
The whole run is a gap of 16 days with no real recommendations. That said, for a beach/jetty spot like Rodanthe Pier, it’s not unusual to have blank spells like this. The setup is exposed, but when the swell is this small and the wind is all over the place, it’s basically a lake. Not worth getting the board wet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
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 kJ | 106 | 75 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 37 | 20 | 49 | 70 | 75 | 59 | 33 | 34 | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44PM0.25m | 2:24AM0.28m | 3:32PM0.25m | 3:14AM0.27m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.13m | 8:16PM0.16m | 9:09AM0.13m | 9:01PM0.16m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 75 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 75 | 59 | 17 | 34 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | S 6 | NE 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | E 7 | E 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | S 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 37 | 20 | 49 | 43 | 14 | 19 | — | 2 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 420 | 64 | 36 | 64 | 3 | 295 | 532 | 635 | 229 | 638 | 223 | 873 | 834 | 468 | 1014 | 849 | 152 | 44 | 145 | 157 |
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