Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report – 4.18.11 – Spring is in Full Swing!

Posted on April 18, 2011

Outer Banks - 4.18.11 - Spring in Full Swing

Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Monday, April 18, 2011.

This video was shot at the Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills at 9:00 AM.

Spring is in full swing! It was a beautiful weekend on the OBX, and the great spring weather will continue this week.

We had some wild thunderstorms on Saturday night, and a number of tornadoes touched down in North Carolina; so our hearts go out to anyone that was affected by the storms. The OBX fared pretty well. Duck had some damage, but other than that things are good.

Mother Nature made up for a crazy Saturday night with some beautiful weather yesterday with temps in the lower 70′s, chest high surf, and lots of fishing! The great weather continues today and throughout this week. Temps in the upper 70′s today. The sun is shining, and the wind is light out of the west.

The swell from yesterday is leftover this morning, and there is a glassy waist high wave coming through. A good longboard wave should last for most of the day.

The beaches are very active. It’s a busy week with Bike Week and spring break this week. A lot of people out and about, and a lot of excited energy for spring.

The OBX fishing is going strong. The offshore fishing continues with yellow fin, blue fin, and black fin tuna, some mahi-mahi, and a few reports that billfish are showing up!

The piers are all open, and giving consistent reports. Spring fish are here. Blow toads, croaker, blue fish, sea mullet, some rock and puppy drum in the Sound.

Enjoy!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report – 4.15.11 – Soundside

Posted on April 15, 2011

Outer Banks - 4.15.11 - Pretty Spring Day

Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing report for Friday, April 15, 2011.

This video was shot at 9:00 AM at my favorite secret spot on the Sound. I’m luckly enough to hang out with my rugrat, Finn, today, and we won’t get out to the beach until this afternoon, so I figured I’d do a report from the Sound this morning.

It’s been a great spring week with sun and warm temps in the 60′s to low 70′s, and this great weather continues today, through the weekend, and into next week. It’s beautiful today with sun and no clouds, mid 60′s, and a 10 mph wind out of the north. The 10 day forecast looks great with a few chances of thunderstorms, but mostly sun and warm temps.

The surf is building through tomorrow, and it should reach the shoulder high range. The wind won’t match up until Sunday, but the swell should still be in the chest high range, and the wind looks like it will be ideal for clean surf all day Sunday and into Monday morning. The swell will fade to waist high on Monday. Looks like a good OBX weekend for weather and surf.

Outer Banks - 4.15.11 Surf Report

The OBX fishing is going strong. The water temps have warmed to 55 degress, and the fish are starting to show up. Blow toads are being hauled in at the Avalon Pier, and they are usually the first fish of the spring followed closely by sea mullet. There are also blue fish in the area, and some catches in the Sound of puppy drum and rock fish. Offshore fishing is still strong with blue fin, yellow fin, and black fin tuna and mahi-mahi.

Spring is here…and summer is close behind. Great time to be on the Outer Banks. Hope to see you soon.

Have fun!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report – 4.13.11 – Another Beauty. Sun, Longboard Wave & Fish.

Posted on April 13, 2011

Outer Banks - 4.13.11 - Spring Beauty in KH

Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

This video was shot at the Lillian St. beach access in Kitty Hawk at 9:00 AM.

Another great spring day. Sun, temps in the upper 60′s, and a nice offshore wind out of the southwest at 10 – 15 mph. This weather will stick with us through the weekend – sun and temps in the 60′s.

The offshore wind is cleaning up the remaining swell for some fun longboard waves. The surf will be fading throughout the day from waist to knee. Definitely a pretty day to be in the water. Although we need the water to warm a bit more so we can get out of our winter suits. Water temps are stuck around 50 degrees right now, but the warm days and warm west winds should continue to bring the temps up.

Speaking of warmer water, as the water warms, the fishing will heat up too, and we are starting to see signs of some great OBX fishing. The offshore fishing is going strong with blue fin, yellow fin, and black fin tuna, and some dolphin (mahi mahi) mixed in. We are starting to get reports of catches out of the surf, but more so on the southern beaches because the water temps are already picking up down there. However, the piers are open and we are getting report of decent catches off the piers, and the Sound action is starting to pick up as well. Blue fish, sea mullet, rock, puppy drum are all in the area.

Enjoy!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report – 4.11.11 – Great Spring Week Ahead…

Posted on April 11, 2011

Outer Banks - 4.11.11 - Leftover Waves in Kitty Hawk

Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Monday, April 11, 2011.

This video was shot in Kitty Hawk at 9:00 AM at the “Neaptide.”

I’m not trying to jinx us, but it sure does feel like Spring is here to stay. I’m sure there will be a chilly day here and there, but it feels like warm spring weather is the new norm. Glad to have you here spring…please stay a while.

Great start to the week today with temps in the mid 70′s. There are some lingering clouds, so it’s overcast…but it’s in the 70′s! We really can’t complain. The warm weather will be with us throughout the week. Temps will stay in the 60′s and despite a rain shower here and there, the sun will be out most of the week.

We have some swell leftover from the weekend this morning, and a offshore southwest wind is cleaning it up as it fades. Fun stomach high wave this morning. The swell will build tomorrow afternoon, and it looks like there could be some clean chest high surf late afternoon/early evening tomorrow. The swell will fade quickly on Wednesday, but Wednesday morning could still be fun as it fades.

The OBX fishing is heating up. The offshore fishing is going strong with reports of blue fin, yellow fin, and black fin tuna, and some reports of dolphin. We are also starting to get reports inshore of blue fish, sea mullets, and croakers. As the water temps continue to rise, the fishing will continue to increase.

Enjoy!