The surf forecast is 1 ft and fairly clean right now for Rodanthe, NC

WEATHER - LIVE
83° SSW @ 12 → 19mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
6:14am / 12:06pm
BUOY 44095
SE2.3ft @ 7s
WATER TEMP
82° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

MON 17

TUE 18

WED 19

THU 20

FRI 21

8am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 8am on Mon 8/17

WINDSW 14 mph

PRIMARYESE (123) 1.5 ft @ 8 sec

SECONDARYE (97) 1 ft @ 5 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Incoming Low Tide,0.9 ft

Forecast Details

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Detail

Forecast

History

Monday, Aug 17
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
clean

SW

14mph
1.5ft
8s
SE
12pm
1 ft
fair

SW

16mph
1.4ft
8s
SE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

SSW

21mph
1ft
9s
ESE

Tuesday, Aug 18
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
clean

W

10mph
1.9ft
9s
ESE
12pm
2 ft
clean

NNW

1mph
2ft
9s
ESE
6pm
2 ft
choppy

ENE

10mph
1.9ft
11s
ESE

Wednesday, Aug 19
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2 ft
clean

NNE

2mph
1.9ft
10s
ESE
12pm
2 ft
fair

ENE

4mph
1.8ft
9s
ESE
6pm
2 ft
fair

SE

5mph
1.8ft
9s
ESE

Thursday, Aug 20
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2 ft
clean

SW

5mph
1.7ft
8s
ESE
12pm
1-2 ft
fair

SSW

6mph
1.7ft
8s
ESE
6pm
1-2 ft
choppy

SSW

16mph
1.6ft
8s
ESE

Friday, Aug 21
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2 ft
clean

WNW

7mph
1.7ft
9s
ESE
12pm
1-2 ft
clean

ENE

2mph
1.7ft
9s
ESE
6pm
2 ft
choppy

SSE

11mph
1.7ft
9s
ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft clean	SW 14mph	1.5ft 8s SE
12pm	1 ft fair	SW 16mph	1.4ft 8s SE
6pm	1 ft choppy	SSW 21mph	1ft 9s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft clean	W 10mph	1.9ft 9s ESE
12pm	2 ft clean	NNW 1mph	2ft 9s ESE
6pm	2 ft choppy	ENE 10mph	1.9ft 11s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2 ft clean	NNE 2mph	1.9ft 10s ESE
12pm	2 ft fair	ENE 4mph	1.8ft 9s ESE
6pm	2 ft fair	SE 5mph	1.8ft 9s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2 ft clean	SW 5mph	1.7ft 8s ESE
12pm	1-2 ft fair	SSW 6mph	1.7ft 8s ESE
6pm	1-2 ft choppy	SSW 16mph	1.6ft 8s ESE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2 ft clean	WNW 7mph	1.7ft 9s ESE
12pm	1-2 ft clean	ENE 2mph	1.7ft 9s ESE
6pm	2 ft choppy	SSE 11mph	1.7ft 9s ESE

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This forecast is for East facing beaches, and was updated Aug 17, 2026 @ 3:02am.

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