Continent |
North America |
Country |
North Carolina (USA) |
Next Big City |
Norfolk |
Next Town |
Buxton |
Type: |
Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Some low-lying grass islands just to the north of Buxton. These islands create extremely flat water. The Pamlico Sound is a huge waist deep water area.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Very tiny access. Best is to ride the slicks coming from Kite Point.
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Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty, Normal |
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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: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NE, NW |
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 N, NW and NE.
Transport |
Car, Boat |
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Access
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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. Just before Buxton, but you need to access from Kite Point in northerly winds and do a downwinder. At Access 60 is a small launch, but better to do the downwinder.
Rules |
None |
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No nightlife.
