Yesterday was a pretty classic OBX day. Dare I say that it was the best day of the year so far?! Perfect OBX conditions.
Bright sun, temps in the 80′s, light onshore wind blowing a cool breeze with a fresh salt air smell, the water was an amazing aqua green-blue, crystal clear, and 75 degrees! Doesn’t get much better than that.
The great day carried over to a great evening on the beach too. We had a fun company picnic planned for the beach after work, and as I set up the food, and popped the first adult beverage, I saw the distinct vision of a classic fish blitz starting. The water close to shore was “popping” with blue fish, and the shore fishing crew was hustling with their poles towards the water line. The summer blue fish blitz was on!
The fish were biting for almost two hours. The school of blues moved up and down the beach, and fish were being caught with almost every cast. Amazing site to see, and some great entertainment for our picnic.
Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Friday, July 1, 2011.
This video was shot at the Lillian St. beach access in Kitty Hawk at 9:00 AM…with some bonus footage of a blue fish blitz shot last night at the Luke St. beach access in Kitty Hawk.
Happy July! Can’t believe June is already behind us. We are hitting the heart of the summer with July 4th coming up quickly!
Dare I say that yesterday was the best day of the year so far?! And today is a pretty much an exact replica! Perfect OBX conditions.
Yesterday was ideal. Bright sun, temps in the 80′s, light onshore wind blowing a cool breeze with a fresh salt air smell, the water was an amazing aqua green-blue, crystal clear, and 75 degrees! Doesn’t get much better than that.
It was a great evening on the beach too. As a bonus at the end of this report I included some video of a blue fish blitz that was happening in Kitty Hawk from about 5-6 PM last night. Amazing amount of fish in the water.
Today is starting right where yesterday left off, and this great weather will be with us through the 4th of July holiday. Bright sun, 80 degree temps, warm water, light wind, and a calm ocean.
We have a fun bump in the water this morning. Only about knee to waist high surf, but it’s a fun longboard/SUP wave. These conditions will stick with us through the weekend. The next four days should have fun surf in the morning…small, but fun.
Outer Banks fishing is going strong. As I mentioned above, there was a great blue fish blitz last night, offshore is very consistent with dolphin, tuna, and some bill fish, and the piers, bridges, Sound and surf are all very consistent with a wide variety of fish – blue fish, croaker, flounder, spot, speckled trout, Spanish mackeral, trigger fish, etc. I talked a few guys that went out near shore yesterday, and there was a lot of success with Spanish mackeral and trigger fish. OBX fishing hitting its summer stride!
Outer Banks - 5.27.11 - Great start to Memorial Day weekend
Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Friday, May 27, 2011.
This video was shot just north of the Avalon Pier at the Hayman St. beach access in Kill Devil Hills.
Great start to Memorial Day weekend! The streak of great weather continues. I think it’s been almost two weeks since we’ve seen rain. The plants aren’t digging it (nice pun huh?!), but we’re loving it! Perfect for the holiday weekend; sun, 80′s, light wind. Get out and enjoy the beach!
In addition to a streak of great weather, we’ve had a good streak of fun surf this week. There has been a southwest wind all week cleaning up a fun longboard wave. That will continue today. Not much out there, but it’s a fun little wave, and the weather is perfect. Doesn’t look like we’ll have any larger surf until next week sometime.
OBX fishing is going strong. Offshore is seeing dolphin with some yellow fin tuna mixed in, and the occasional bill fish. The piers and the bridges have been very consistent with blue fish and croaker with an occasional flounder mixed in. And the Sound is doing very well with sea mullet, blue fish, croaker, and some flounder.
Outer Banks - 5.16.11 - Great Spring Day at Avalon Pier
Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Monday, May 16, 2011.
This video was shot at 10 AM at the Lillian St. beach access in Kitty Hawk.
Already May 16th?! Wow, May is flying by. Really starting to feel like summer. We had a gorgeous OBX weekend with sun and temps in the upper 70′s, and that weather is going to carry into this week. Sun and 70′s with the chance of a few isolated thunderstorms, but the isolated thunder boomers are pretty standard for this time of year. As the temps and humidity pick up, the Outer Banks tends to see afternoon, isolated thunderstorms. They are generally not too widespread, but there’s always a chance for a quick shower.
There is a fun longboard wave out there today. We had good swell all weekend, but the wind was not matching up to clean the surf. Most of that swell has died down, but we have a good offshore wind this morning cleaning up the leftover swell, and making a great longboard wave. After today, it looks like the end of the week is our best chance for more surf.
The Outer Banks fishing is picking up quite a bit. There are a wide variety of fish in the area, and catches from a variety of spots.
- Offshore is still seeing tuna (mainly yellow fin), dolphin, and some bill fish!
- Near shore = blue fish and Spanish mackerel
- Piers = sea mullet and blue fish
- Sound = Spanish mackerel, blue fish, flounder, sea mullet, & blow toads
Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Wednesday, May 4, 2011.
This video was shot at the Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills at 9:00 AM.
Starting to feel like summer. Yesterday was downright hot with bright sun and temps in the 80′s. The temps have cooled a bit today to the lower 70′s, but it’s humid and feeling like summer. At least it did when I shot the video.
It’s a great morning for surf. Fun chest high surf with a nice southwest wind cleaning the waves and about a dozen guys catching clean waves at Avalon Pier.
However, a cold front moved into the area a bit faster than I expected, and the weather has changed a bit. The wind has picked up and switched out of the north (surf not so clean anymore), temps dropped to the upper 60′s, and some rain moved it. Oh well, as the saying goes, “if you don’t like the OBX weather, just wait 15 minutes.”
OBX spring fishing is going strong. Tuna and dolphin offshore. Cobia are starting to move into the area. The piers are consistently reporting a lot blue fish, sea mullet, croaker, some flounder, and blowfish. The water temps are approaching 60 degrees, and as the temps continue to rise the fishing will continue to heat up as well.
American flag waving at Avalon Pier. Not much surf today but the weather is warm and fish are biting. Caught some bluefish and sea mullet at Oregon Inlet over the weekend. Temperatures in the 70′s over the weekend and today. The beaches are hoppin! Come visit soon. Happy Monday!
Outer Banks - 4.25.11 - Spring Waves in Kitty Hawk
Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Monday, April 25, 2011.
This video was shot at the Lillian St. beach access in Kitty Hawk at 9:00 AM.
Hope you had a great Easter holiday. The great weather from last week has carried through the weekend and into this week. Great start to the week with a perfect spring day; sun, temps in the 80′s, a nice offshore wind out of the southwest at about 10 mph. This weather should stick with us through the week with sun and temps in the mid 70′s. A chance of some afternoon thunder storms, but they’ll be isolated.
The offshore wind is cleaning up the leftover swell for some fun waist high, clean waves. Perfect day to be in the water. The waves are coming through very consistently. A dozen people in the water at Lillian, and they were catching waves as fast as they could paddle out. The surf will die down today, but should pick up again on Thursday and Friday for some nice chest high waves with an offshore wind. We’ll keep an eye on it.
The OBX fishing is going strong. Offshore is still reporting tuna (blue, black, & yellow fin), wahoo, and some dolphin. The piers are consistently reporting a wide variety of fish, but the weekend’s specialty was sea mullet and croaker. Blue fish, flounder, spot all in the area. Some rock and puppy drum in the Sound. Catches out of the surf are a bit inconsistent, but it will improve as the water temp continues to rise.
Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Friday, April 22, 2011.
Happy Earth Day! Today is the last day we’ll be raising money for the Outer Banks Surfrider Foundation with our Facebook promotion. Each new fan = $1. If you’re on Facebook, please look us up at www.Facebook.com/SeasideVacationsOBX. We’ve raised over $500 so far, and we’d love to add $1 for you!
It’s a pretty spring day. It actually feels chilly compared to the 80 degree temps from earlier in the week, but temps comfortable, and seasonable, in the 60′s today. The “chill” will be gone tomorrow and the great weather will stick with us through the weekend and into next week. In the 70′s tomorrow and hitting 80 on Sunday!
No surf today, but we could have a great longboard wave on Sunday. We should have swell in the waist high range, and the wind should be out of the southwest at 10 mph all day Sunday….plus 80 degree temps! Great day to be at the beach…and in the water.
The Outer Banks fishing is going strong. Offshore has tuna (blue, black, & yellow fin), some dolphin, and a few reports of billfiish! Inshore is going strong as well. There are a variety of fish in the area, and we have consistent reports of catches from all the piers; croaker, blow toad, flounder, blue fish, sea mullet. Unfortunately, no consistent reports out of the surf, but the water is warming up and the fish are here, so it’s only a matter of time.
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.
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.
