Continent |
North America |
Country |
North Carolina (USA) |
Next Big City |
Norfolk |
Next Town |
Avon, Buxton |
|
Type: |
Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Shells |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to small chop. The Pamlico Sound is a huge waist deep water area.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Shells, Cars, Power lines |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Sandy beach. Launch off the point and not in the coves before it, as they are too close to power lines. Parking lot for cars. 4WD ORV beach access from turnouts to the south.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Winter:
|
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.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, April, May, June, July, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SW |
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. Rideable in almost all wind directions. Clean wind. Best is SW, very steady and warm. If the wind turns more easterly, you can ride on the ocean. Works in: S, SW, W, NW, N, NE, SE.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
No 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 pass Avon. Located between Avon and Buxton, closer to Buxton though. Parking lot is 1/4mi south of signs for Haulover Day Use.
Extra information
Beware of the power lines close by. Windsurfing not allowed here.
Nightlife