Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report – 6.24.11 – Great start to the weekend…

Posted on June 24, 2011

Outer Banks - 6.24.11 - Great Start to the Weekend at Avalon Pier

Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Friday, June 24, 2011.

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

Happy Friday! We’ve had great weather all week, and it will carry through the weekend. There was an amazing sunset last night after a much needed thunderstorm, so I’ll include a pic of that too.

A bit overcast this morning, but overall a great start to the weekend. We’ll have a mix of sun and clouds today, with temps in the upper 80′s, and light southwest wind. A very comfortable beach day…and weekend.

The southwest wind is cleaning the tiny wave we have coming through, so there is a clean longboard wave, but it’s only in the knee high range. This is the story for the weekend too. Knee high waves, offshore wind through Saturday, and on Sunday the wind switches to the east. Unfortunately, not too exciting for OBX surf, but we had some fun surf and warm water this week, so no complaints.

OBX fishing is hitting its stride. Offshore is seeing dolphin, tuna and some bill fish mixed in. Near shore, piers, bridges, Sound, and surf are all very active with a wide variety of fish – croaker, spot, speckled trout, sea mullet, Spanish mackerel, blue fish, Cobia. Great time to be fishing on the OBX…tight lines all around!

Hope to see you soon. Have fun!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report – 6.20.11 – Great start to the week…

Posted on June 20, 2011

Outer Banks - 6.20.11 - Great start in Kill Devil Hills

Good afternoon. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Monday, June 20, 2011.

This video was shot at the Wright Brothers Memorial and the Hayman St. beach access, both in Kill Devil Hills, at 9:00 AM.

Happy belated Father’s Day. Hope all of the Dad’s enjoyed their day. I was lucky enough to share Father’s Day with with my boy’s first birthday, so it was a great day. Happy birthday Finn!

It was a great day because of the weather too. The weekend was gorgeous with 80 degree temps, sun, and a light breeze, and the great weather is going to continue this week. The 10 day forecast is sun, 80′s, and a few isolated thunderstorms. The showers will not be widespread, and really the plants could use a drink.

Unfortunately, not much surf to report. A small bump out there today (happy International Surfing Day, by the way), but not much going on, and the wind isn’t going to cooperate to start the week. But the wind will switch offshore around Wednesday, and we could have some fun knee to waist longboard waves towards the end of the week. Coupled with the great weather, it should be fun to catch any surf rolling through.

Outer Banks fishing is going strong. Offshore is seeing dolphin, tuna, and a few bill fish mixed in. Cobia are hot near shore. The bridges, piers, and Sound are all active with a wide variety of fish – croaker, sea mullet, spot, speckled trout, blue fish, Spanish mackerel. And the great news is that surf fishing is getting more consistent as well. Great time to be fishing on the OBX!

Hope to see you soon. Have fun!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report – 6.6.11 – Summer has arrived!

Posted on June 6, 2011

Outer Banks - 6.6.11 - Summer has arrived

Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Monday, June 6, 2011.

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

I’m making it official this morning, summer has arrived on the Outer Banks. I know, the true beginning of summer isn’t until the end of June, but we’re passed Memorial Day, this is the last week of school on the OBX, the sun and temps have been perfect for about a month, and the beach and pier are busy at 9 AM Monday morning. Yep, summer has arrived!

It is a gorgeous day. 80′s and sun, and this weather will stick with us all week. Feels like it’s been about a month without rain. The plants are thirsty, but we’re loving the sun and perfect temps.

Unfortunately, no surf this week. There will be a nice offshore wind headed out of the southwest most of the week, but it doesn’t look like we’ll see much swell all week. Hopefully I’m wrong…but I don’t think so.

The great news is that the OBX fishing is going strong. Offshore they are catching dolphin, tuna, and a few bill fish mixed in. The bridges and piers are consistently reporting a wide variety of fish; spot, croaker, sea mullet, flounder, Spanish mackerel, blue fish, and cobia. A 44 pound cobia was hauled in at Jennette’s Pier yesterday…that’s a big daddy from the pier! The Sound is also very consistent with a wide variety of fish.

Have fun!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report – 6.2.11 – Streak of gorgeous weather continues…

Posted on June 2, 2011

Outer Banks - 6.2.11 - Great Weather in Kill Devil Hills

Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Thursday, June 2, 2011.

This video was shot at the Sutton Ave. beach access in Kill Devil Hills at 9:00 AM.

Happy June! The streak of gorgeous weather continues. We’re going on about three weeks of perfect weather; temps in the upper 80′s and sun. The plants are thirsty, but it has been great motivation to get out and enjoy the Outer Banks…perfect vacation weather. The streak of great weather continues today, and through the weekend. I looked at the 10 day forecast this morning, and there are only two chances for isolated thunder storms! Looks like the plants will have to go thirsty, but we’ll sure enjoy the weather!

We’ve also been having a great streak of fun surf. We’ve enjoyed waist to chest swell and consistent offshore winds out of the southwest for about a week and a half. The wind switched to the north yesterday for a while, but it is back to the southwest this morning. There is a fun wave coming through for the morning, but the swell will start fading this afternoon, and the wind will switch back to the north this afternoon.

So, today is probably the best bet for surf for the next few days. No surf for a few days, but the good news is that the north wind is starting to warm the water. When we have a consistent west/southwest wind for a few days, the warm surface water tends to get blown out to sea, and cooler water rises up. But the wind shift will bring in some warmer water. After one day of north wind yesterday, we already saw temps jump back into the 60′s. The next few days should keep the warming trend going.

Outer Banks fishing is going strong, and the warmer water will just keep the improvements coming. Offshore is seeing consistent dolphin and yellow fin tuna catches. The piers, bridges, and Sound are seeing a wide variety of catches – spot, speckled trout, sea mullet, blue fish, flounder, cobia, Spanish mackerel.

Have fun!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report – 5.25.11 – Tough to beat this weather…

Posted on May 25, 2011

Outer Banks - 5.25.11 - Beauty at Avalon Fishing Pier

Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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

The great summer-like weather continues. Another beauty today with sun, temps in the upper 80′s, and a light SW wind. This weather is going to stick with all the way through the weekend…and hopefully into next week. Tough to beat summer weather in May!

The light southwest wind is cleaning up a fun longboard wave very nicely. I was surprised to see how fun the wave is this morning. I wasn’t expecting much, but when I walked over the dunes, I saw consistent waist high, clean waves coming through…and almost no one in the water. Great day to get went and catch a some fun waves.

The OBX fishing is going strong. Very consistent reports offshore, near shore, piers, bridges, and the Sound. A wide variety of fish in the area – tuna, dolphin, cobia, blues, spanish mackerel, sea mullet, etc.

Unfortunately, not much out of the surf yet, but as the water continues to warm, the surf casting will continue to get better.

Have fun!

Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report – 5.20.11 – Great start to the OBX weekend…

Posted on May 20, 2011

Outer Banks - 5.20.11 - Sunrise on the Sound

Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Friday, May 20, 2011.

This video was shot at “The Sea Hawk” in Kitty Hawk at 9:00 AM.

It is a great start to the Outer Banks weekend. Sun and temps in the 70′s today with a light offshore wind cleaning the little swell we have left over. This weather will stick with us through the weekend with temps in the upper 70′s and bright sun all weekend.

Yesterday was a great surf day with perfect spring weather, a light offshore wind, and clean chest high surf. The wind and the swell stuck around this morning cleaning up a great longboard wave. The swell will fade through the day, and we’ll have small surf through the weekend…maybe a longboard wave, but a pretty small bump…it will be clean though with some west winds.

OBX fishing is going strong. Offshore, near shore, piers, bridges, and Sound all reporting consistent catches of a wide variety of fish. The fishing should continue to improve as the water temps continue to increase.

Have a great weekend!