Surf Forecasts:
Rodanthe Pier surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, ESE swell with 48 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rodanthe Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Rodanthe Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rodanthe Pier in the next 16 days are 0.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rodanthe Pier over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next two weeks around the Outer Banks are lookin’ pretty flat. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf ahead, so don’t get your hopes up for anything special.
We’re startin’ off the 4th of July weekend with a tiny 1ft swell out of the ESE, and it’s barely got any push (28 combined energy). The water’s pretty much average for this time of year at 78°. Saturday morning’s got that cross-off breeze, but honestly, it’s just not enough to get excited about. That same knee-high dribble sticks around through Sunday and Monday, with nothin’ over 1.0ft and energy levels stuck in the teens (14–36).
Tuesday the 7th rolls in with some nasty weather – risk of t-storms and a near-gale wind hittin’ 31 mph on Tuesday arvo. The swell’s still a miserable 1.0ft. Wednesday the 8th sees a tiny bump to 2ft, but the combined energy only hits 94, and we’re stuck with a cross-shore wind. That’s about the best it gets, and that’s sayin’ nothin’.
From Thursday the 9th all the way through to Saturday the 19th, it’s a desert. Wave heights hover between 0.7ft and 1ft, with energy readings mostly in the single or low double digits (8–88). There are a few mornings with offshore winds, like Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th, but with only 0.7–1.0ft on offer, it’s a total flat spell. The swell directions bounce around from ESE to ENE to NE, but it doesn’t matter – there’s just no power.
Honestly, for Rodanthe Pier, this is a tough run. A couple of weeks of nothin’. The only silver linin’ is that there’s consistent little bumps, so it never truly goes dead flat, but for a proper surf? You’re better off waitin’ for the next weather system to shake things up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 27 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 27 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:56PM0.18m | 2:10AM0.22m | 2:53PM0.18m | 2:44AM0.22m | 3:59PM0.19m | 3:22AM0.22m | 5:09PM0.19m | 4:03AM0.22m | 6:13PM0.20m | 4:53AM0.22m | 7:07PM0.21m | 5:52AM0.21m | 7:56PM0.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.10m | 8:10PM0.10m | 9:48AM0.10m | 8:37PM0.11m | 9:49AM0.09m | 9:13PM0.12m | 10:11AM0.07m | 9:55PM0.12m | 10:49AM0.06m | 10:42PM0.13m | 11:32AM0.06m | 11:35PM0.14m | 12:21PM0.07m | 00:34AM0.13m | |||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | E 13 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | W 3 | — | N 4 | NE 4 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 130 | 1 | — | 9 | 15 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 977 | 508 | 434 | 532 | 1135 | 330 | 638 | 2171 | 16 | 223 | 260 | 141 | 44 | 377 | 141 | 223 | 1757 | 260 | 3 | 330 | 3 |
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