Outer Banks, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
The most consistent East Coast spot, sitting on the elbow of the Outer Banks where Atlantic swell wraps from two angles at once. A hurricane south-swell with offshore wind off the cape light gives long, walling rides. Cold and crowded in winter, warm and lively in hurricane season.
- Optimal swell
- ESE to S, 100 to 170 degrees
- Optimal wind
- WNW offshore behind a passing cold front
- Tide preference
- Workable across the tide, peaks mid
- Bottom
- Beach break with deep sandbars shaped by the cape
- Skill level
- All levels by day, advanced on the bigger swells
- Coordinates
- 35.2503, -75.5288
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