Local legend
S-Turns, Rodanthe
Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States35.608, -75.465Beach break · faces E (84°)
Spot guide
S-Turns, Rodanthe is an E-facing beach break in Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States. It picks up swell from NNE to S. Offshore wind here blows from the W: light winds or W breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while E onshores chop it up.
- Break
- Beach
- Faces
- E (84°)
- Best swell
- ENE to SSE (60°–160°), 9 s or longer
- Best wind
- SW to NW offshore, or glassy
- Best surf height
- 3–8 ft at the beach
- Swell window
- NNE to S (19.5° to 189.5°)
- Offshore wind
- W
- Tide
- NOAA station 8653215
- Wave buoy
- Cape Hatteras East, NC (250) · 42 km away
- Cams
- None yet
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