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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
2
Poor
0.5m
@8s
11km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.2m
@9s
23km/h
Tue
23
4
Poor
0.7m
@7s
9km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.6m
@7s
15km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.4m
@7s
10km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
0.4m
@8s
17km/h
Sat
27
18
Poor
0.9m
@8s
9km/h
Sun
28
21
Poor
0.6m
@9s
10km/h
Mon
29
36
Poor
0.6m
@11s
14km/h
Tue
30
33
Poor
0.6m
@11s
14km/h

Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.5m
SE(141°)
Score: 3/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
11km/h
S(187°)
Score: 11/25
Weather
28°C
0.0mm11%
Windswell Component
0.1mSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.1mE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 9 km/h SSW|PM: 12 km/h S
Lighter winds early (9 km/h)
Low tide at 7am (-1.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:15 am
High tide - -0.13m
7:34 am
Low tide - -1.01m
1:58 pm
High tide - -0.10m
8:06 pm
Low tide - -0.83m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

2
Poor
Components
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind11/25
Raw Score26/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
🌊 Tide-6
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-9
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score2/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score2
🌊 Too low for this tide window👥 Summer Break
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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

👥 Summer Break (Jun 15Aug 25) — 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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