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Nags Head
[Updated 3 minutes ago]

Nags Head Swells & Tide


Surf Height

0-1 ft

TIDE 1.3 ft
SWELL1 1.4 ft, 191° @ 7s
SWELL2 1.3 ft, 330° @ 4s
SWELL3 1 ft, 120° @ 10s
WINDWAVE 1.4 ft, 256° @ 4s
WIND SW @ 10 mph  
(offshore)

Nags Head Tides

Today's tide chart for Nags Head


high 6:16 AM 3.9'
low 12:46 PM -0.3'
high 6:31 PM 2.9'

Synopsis


Short-to-medium period swell from the ESE mixes with short period swell from the SSW for surf with average wave heights of 0-1 ft and set waves in the 0-1 ft range, with a dominant period of 10 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate+ and trending offshore from the WSW, averaging 9 mph. As of 9:37 PM wind is moderate+ and offshore from the SW (216) at 10 mph. A recently-passed 2.9' high tide at 6:31 PM is now dropping to a -0.5' low at 12:36 AM.

Nags Head Weather



Clear
Air 44° F
Water 45-54° F
Sunrise 7:06 AM
Sunset 5:26 PM

Swell Analysis

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Height Direction Period
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s
swell2 6 ft 10s
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)
The dominant energy hitting Nags Head is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.” Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

Nearby Buoys


Nags Head, NC (243)

20 min ago

1.6'   SE   9 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
0.33' SE @ 10.5 sec
(02)
1.64' SE @ 9.1 sec

Duck FRF, NC

20 min ago

1'   ESE   10 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
0.33' ESE @ 10.5 sec
(02)
0.98' ESE @ 9.9 sec

Oregon Inlet, NC (192)

20 min ago

2.3'   SSE   8 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.97' SSE @ 7.7 sec
(02)
0.98' SSE @ 3.7 sec

Duck FRF 26m, NC (430)

20 min ago

1.6'   SE   5 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
0.33' SE @ 10 sec
(02)
1.64' SE @ 5.4 sec

Long-range Swell Forecast

Nags Head 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day
[Updated 3 minutes ago]

  SW @ 10 mph

  Clear

0-1 ft

Water: 54°F

Tide: 1.3'

Synopsis

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 7:49 PM


NAGS HEAD SURF REPORT:

Short-to-medium period swell from the ESE mixes with short period swell from the SSW for surf with average wave heights of 0-1 ft and set waves in the 0-1 ft range, with a dominant period of 10 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate+ and trending offshore from the WSW, averaging 9 mph. As of 9:37 PM wind is moderate+ and offshore from the SW (216) at 10 mph. A recently-passed 2.9' high tide at 6:31 PM is now dropping to a -0.5' low at 12:36 AM. (...read more)

Swell Analysis


Swell/Wind Analysis

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Height Direction Period Energy
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s 420 kJ
swell2 6 ft 10s 42 kJ
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s 69 kj
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s 420 kj
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)

The dominant energy hitting Nags Head is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

Tides

Today's tide chart for Nags Head


high 6:16 AM 3.9'
low 12:46 PM -0.3'
high 6:31 PM 2.9'

Nags Head Weather



Clear
Air 44° F
Water 45-54° F
Wind
offshore
10 mph
Sunrise 7:06 AM
Sunset 5:26 PM

Long-range Swell Forecast

Nags Head 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day

Nearby Buoys


Nags Head, NC (243)

20 min ago

1.6'

Sig. Wave Height

SE

Mean Direction

9 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
0.33' SE @ 10 sec
(02)
1.64' SE @ 9 sec

Duck FRF, NC

20 min ago

1'

Sig. Wave Height

ESE

Mean Direction

10 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
0.33' ESE @ 10 sec
(02)
0.98' ESE @ 10 sec

Oregon Inlet, NC (192)

20 min ago

2.3'

Sig. Wave Height

SSE

Mean Direction

8 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.97' SSE @ 8 sec
(02)
0.98' SSE @ 4 sec

Duck FRF 26m, NC (430)

20 min ago

1.6'

Sig. Wave Height

SE

Mean Direction

5 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
0.33' SE @ 10 sec
(02)
1.64' SE @ 5 sec