Third Street Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT+
Thigh to stomach
Swell
Wind
5KTSWSW
11kts gusts, Offshore
Tide
Temperature
68°F
2mm wetsuit
Northern Outer Banks Forecast
Tim Kent •Today
Lingering E swell with favorable W becoming SW winds through midday. Fun waist-chest high waves.
Dawn-Midday: Leftover E swell from departing low pressure continues to offer fun surf, in the chest high range for the better breaks this morning. Conditions are clean with W trending to SW winds through midday. Peakier shape than this past Monday, and it is super groomed out and clean. Looks really fun, try to surf.
Afternoon Outlook: Winds look to trend a bit more sideshore S/SSW into the afternoon for increasing side texture. Still manageable, but not as good as the morning.
Third Street Surf Forecast
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Third Street Surf Guide
A fairly reliable zone between the Kill Devil Hills pressure cookers of Avalon Pier and 1st Street, 3rd Street is similarly exposed to accept northeast swells, tropical swells and everything in between. And it can work on all tides. Even wind chop and drift sessions can be fun. All of this, however, depends solely on how the sand is settling around town. With no real structures (i.e. jetties or groins), only periodic beach nourishment, constant bombardment from the Atlantic, and a distinct vulne... Read more