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Level 4/10

Jennettes Pier

Nags Head, USA
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

Jennette's Pier stands as the Outer Banks' surfing landmark—a modern concrete pier in Nags Head that creates reliable sandbars and serves as the region's forecasting hub with live webcams tracking every swell. The pier's position catches most Atlantic energy, from hurricane swells that create overhead barrels to winter cold front waves that keep the locals in the water year-round. The adjacent Jennette's facilities have become a gathering point for OBX surf culture, connecting visiting surfers with local knowledge and conditions updates.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
0
Poor
0.5m
@9s
23km/h
Mon
16
5
Poor
0.7m
@10s
33km/h
Tue
17
43
Poor
1.3m
@11s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.5m
E(99°)
Score: 3/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
23km/h
E(100°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm35%
Windswell Component
0.7mESE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:38 am
High tide - -0.29m
12:00 pm
Low tide - -1.08m
6:10 pm
High tide - -0.38m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction19/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score30/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
🌊💨 Windswell-7
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-8
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🌊💨 Windswell👥 Spring Break

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Direction range
60° - 140°
Size range
0.6m - 3m
Ideal size
2.3m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Offshore range
240° - 310°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.2m

Water temp

19°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

6/10

👥 Spring Break (Mar 14Mar 22) — expect extra crowds

Access: Public pier with surf webcam.

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Aug

Best during hurricane season and winter storms.

Getting There

Airport
ORF
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
verified

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