Continent |
North America |
Country |
North Carolina (USA) |
Next Big City |
Norfolk |
Next Town |
Buxton |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Shower, Toilet, Food |
Type: |
Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Nice waves up to 6m high, depending on wind direction and swell.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Bystanders, Other |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Sandy beach. Land and launch to the north of the motels. Wooden fences in front of the motels.
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Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal |
Season from March to November. Year-round possible if you ride on the warmer SW winds with warm water currents. Wetsuits needed beginning and end of the year, just shorts from late spring to early fall. Warm gulf-stream ocean currents keep air and water temperatures warm nearly year-round.
Best Months: |
January, February, June, July, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal, Trade |
Best Direction: |
N, NE, SE, S |
Main Direction: |
NE, SW |
In June and July 90% wind from SW. Starts at 3pm, strongest at 7pm and lasts until sunset. In August and September the wind is not consistent. In October and November 70% wind. In December to February windy almost daily. In March to May frontals and winds from SW, NW and NE. Main directions: NE and SW. Works in: S, SE, N, NE. Updraft directly in front of the hotels.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Easiest is a rental car. Follow the signs to the Outer Banks from Norfolk (route 168S and then 158S). Then take route 12 south all the way down and just before Buxton get on the beach just north of the motels.
Rules |
None |
Popular beach for ending or beginning an ocean downwinder.
