Seaside Vacations

Surf is up on the Outer Banks.  Swell from Hurricane Bill is starting to arrive this morning, and the intensity of the surf will increase through Sunday when it is forecasted to peak somewhere in the neighborhood of 16 foot waves!

This morning the waves are about shoulder high and pretty consistent; some beautiful lines are forming on the OBX.  Air temps will be in the 90’s over the next few days, and water temps in the low 70’s.  The currents are already gaining strength.  Please use caution in the water, and review rip current preparedness.

Hurricane Bill is becoming somewhat disorganized, but still a major hurricane.  Maximum sustained winds have decreased to about 115mph making it a Category 3 storm.  Bill is moving northwest at about 17 mph and is expected to move gradually to a north-northwest path later Friday.   Bill’s center is currently about 425 miles south of Bermuda and about 865 southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., and the center is expected to pass between Bermuda and the Outer Banks Saturday.