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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
Wed
29
53
Fair
1.7m
@12s
11km/h
Today
30
46
Fair
1.5m
@14s
18km/h
Fri
1
49
Fair
1.2m
@12s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.7m
ENE(74°)
Score: 17/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 25/25
Wind
11km/h
ESE(119°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
18°C
0.0mm60%
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 7 km/h E|PM: 13 km/h SE
7 km/h vs 13 km/h afternoon
Mid tide at 6am (0.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:41 am
Low tide - -0.77m
6:41 am
High tide - 0.04m
12:46 pm
Low tide - -0.75m
7:03 pm
High tide - 0.22m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

53
Fair
Components
Swell Direction15/25
Swell Size17/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score64/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-11
Adjusted Score53/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score53
🤢 Morning Sickness

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°

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

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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