Good morning. Here’s your OBX Moment of Zen for Monday, February 6, 2012.
This video was shot at the Kitty Hawk Bath house at 8:30 AM.
Pretty day. Sun, 50′s, light wind. Maybe a couple spots of rain, but this weather should stick with us all week.
Some swell in the area, but the surf is messy this morning. The wind is northeast to start, but will be moving around throughout the day. So there is a chance the surf could clean up a bit. The rest of the week looks flat; maybe a longboard wave on Friday.
Outer Banks - 1.10.11 - Chilly Start at Kitty Hawk Bath House
Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Monday, January 10, 2011.
This video was shot at the Kitty Hawk Bath House at 8:30 AM.
Chilly day with overcast skies. A north wind at 10-15 mph is adding to the chill. The clouds will stick around for the next couple days with a chance of rain tomorrow, but the sun should return for the rest of the week. But chill will remain all week; temps should be in the low 40′s.
Some swell has arrived in the waist high range, but the wind isn’t matching up, so no surf. Doesn’t seem like we’ll have surf most of the week, but the swell should build to chest high by the end of the week, and the current forecasts call for a good day of surf on Saturday. Forecasts change quick, so we’ll keep an eye on that.
The good news for the day is the rock fish blitz is still on. Last week was a huge week for OBX fishing. A lot of boats were out of Oregon Inlet all week, and most were catching their limit of two rock per person. Last week also saw that North Carolina state record broken twice! On Wednesday a 12 year old caught a 63 pound rock fish, and two days later his record was broken with a 64 pound rock fish. There have been reports of boats catching and releasing 50 – 100 fish in addition to their limit of keepers. Clearly, a lot of big rock fish are in the area.
