Ocracoke Inlet

Ocracoke Inlet is an SSE-facing beach break in Hyde County, North Carolina, United States. It picks up swell from ENE to SW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 30% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNW: light winds or NNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SSE (158°)

Best swell

ESE to SSW (118°–199°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

WNW to NNE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

ENE to SW (63.5° to 224°)

Offshore wind

NNW

Tide

NOAA station TEC2793

Wave buoy

Cape Hatteras East, NC (250) · 69 km away

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