Outer Banks: 1.10.12 - Pretty Winter Day in Kill Devil Hills
Good morning. Here’s your Outer Banks Beach, Surf, Fishing Report for January 10, 2012.
This video was shot just south of the Avalon Pier at the 5th St. beach access in Kill Devil Hills.
Pretty day with mild winter weather. The chilly wet day yesterday has given way to bright sun, temps in the mid 50′s, and a light onshore breeze out of the northwest.
Temps will get up to almost 60 degrees over the next couple days, and then cool off to the mid 40′s heading into the weekend.
Unfortunately, no surf to report. The swell is small and the wind is onshore. The wind should switch to the southwest on Thursday, so there could be a fun knee – waist longboard wave and temps around 60; could be a fun day to get in the water.
OBX fishing is slow. Water temps are around 50 degrees, so the good news is that some large stripers should be here any day.
Good morning. Here’s your Outer Banks, Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Tuesday, December 20, 2011.
This video was shot at the Lillian St. beach access in Kitty Hawk at 9:00 AM.
Only 5 days until Christmas. Wow, time flies. This my last report until after the holiday, so I want to wish you a merry Christmas. I’ll be back soon.
Great day for my last report before the holiday. Great weather and fun surf carrying over from yesterday. Sun, 50′s, light offshore breeze out of the southwest. Looking ahead we could have a few spots of rain, but nothing extensive. Looks like Christmas week will be mostly sunny with temps around 60…perfect OBX Christmas weather.
The surf is fun today. Waist to chest high and real clean with the southwest wind. The offshore wind will stick around through Thursday morning. The swell will fade, but fun surf will stick around…even if it is a bit small. Gotta love surfing on Christmas week…thanks Santa.
OBX fishing has slowed down, but the good news is that the stripers are arriving. Sporadic reports of some great catches. Over the weekend, our friends at Rock Solid Fishing reported a 50 pound striper hauled in at the Oregon Inlet bridge. Definitely some big fish showing up, and we should have a great OBX striper bite real soon.
Have a great holiday. Hope to see you soon. Have fun!
Outer Banks: 12.19.11 - Great Start to Christmas week
Good morning. Here’s your OBX Moment of Zen for Monday, December 19, 2011.
This video was shot at the Lillian St. beach access in Kitty Hawk at 8:30 AM.
Beautiful day. Great start to Christmas week on the Outer Banks. Sun, 50′s, light southwest breeze at 5 mph.
Waist to chest surf with clean conditions.
Fishing is slow, but the stripers are arriving. Our friends at Rock Solid Fishing reported a 50 pound striper being hauled in yesterday the Oregon Inlet bridge.
Outer Banks: 11.10.11 - Great Trout Fishing at Kitty Hawk Pier
Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Thursday, November 10, 2011.
This video was shot at the Kitty Hawk Pier at 9:00 AM.
Before I get into the report today, I’d like to wish all of the Marines a happy birthday. Today is the United States Marine Corps birthday, so Semper Fi to y’all!
We have a great fall day to celebrate. Sun, 60′s, light north wind at 5-10 mph, and water temps at 60 degrees. This weather will stick with us for the next few days.
The wildcard will be the wind. The wind should pick up to about 20 mph tomorrow, but it will slow down again for the weekend. The weekend weather looks great with sun and 60′s. Sunday’s weather for the Outer Banks Marathon looks fantastic; sun, 65 degrees, and a southwest wind at about 10 mph. Great day for running!
We have some big swell in the area, but the wind isn’t matching up. Although, today the wind is light enough where you could find some decent head high sections that are relatively clean. Tomorrow should be a mess with 20 mph winds out of the north and swell in the 6-9 foot range with a big storm moving north through the Atlantic.
The surf will clean up this weekend when the wind switches to the southwest, but the swell is going to fade at the same time. Seems like we should see waves in the keen to waist range for the weekend. Small, but clean and great weather. Could be worth getting in the water.
The big story over the past couple days is the OBX fishing. Trout fishing is going off on the piers and in the surf! There are some good striper catches in the Sound, and offshore they are pulling in yellow fin tuna.
Outer Banks: 11.8.11 - Gorgeous Day & Great Fishing at Kitty Hawk Pier
Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Tuesday, November 8, 2011.
This video was shot at the Kitty Hawk Pier at 9:00 AM.
Another gorgeous fall OBX day. Bright sun, blue skies, temps in the 60′s, and the wind has finally slowed down. We’ve had a stiff north wind with us for a few days. Over the weekend, the gusts were up to about 30 mph, so it’s a nice change of pace to have the wind slow down to about 5 – 10 mph today. We’ll see this weather for the rest of the week.
Unfortunately, this wind has not been helping the Outer Banks surf. We’ve had some big swell hanging around for about week, but this north wind is making the surf a mess. The swell is about head high today, and it will be with us for most of the week, but so will the north wind. The wind will swing around to the southwest towards the end of the week, but the swell will be fading at the same time.
There’s a good chance the weekend could see some clean surf, but it will fade to the knee to waist range by then. The good news is the water is still pretty warm. It is 60 degrees at the Avalon Pier this morning.
The heavy winds have slowed fishing down quite a bit over the last week, but things are looking up now that the wind has slowed down. There was a lot of activity while I was at the Kitty Hawk Pier this morning. I saw about 10 keeper trout in the 20 minutes I was there!
Stripers, speckled trout, grey trout, some puppy drum. Still a whole bunch of fish in the area. Always a great time to be at the beach!
Ah, fall on the Outer Banks. I know I talk about how great the OBX is during the fall quite a bit…but that’s only because it is! For reals. Amazing.
It is the end of October (27th to be exact), and we have bright sun, blue skies, 75 degree temps, water at 67 degrees, empty beaches, huge discounts on vacation homes, AND the fall fishing is fantastic!
See what I mean? Amazing, right? Warm air, warm water, and the beach to yourself. Doesn’t get much better.
Fall on the OBX is when the surf-casters start to come out of the woodwork. Sunrise is a pretty cool sight with shoreline dotted with casters enjoying the start to a day at the beach.
But don’t just take my word for it (although, you could take my word and watch today’s beach report below). I came across a good article discussing Outer Banks fishing, so I figured I’d share with you.
The Connecticut Post recently offered a fall fishing overview of a variety of locations, and the OBX got some great coverage. I’ll let the article speak for itself:
“The Outer Banks, N.C.: The last time a few compatriots and I made the eight-hour drive to the Outer Banks, it was December. A small blizzard was raging when we crossed the bridge at Oregon Inlet. Also raging was one of the most massive bluefish blitzes any of us had ever witnessed. We jumped out of the car and caught 12-pound blues until our arms ached. The bluefish run has slaked in recent years, but there are still plenty of sea trout in the surf. When the mullet arrive in November, the black drum are not far behind.”
Ok, so the article doesn’t talk about the gorgeous fall weather – it actually mentions a blizzard – but still, you get the point…the fishing is amazingly good. Better than the writer “ever witnessed.”
If you are a die-hard fisherman, now is the time to be here. If you’ve never fished, and want to learn, now is the time to be here. If you’re somewhere in between, now is the time to be here. See a theme developing?…now is the time to be here…period.
What do you think? When is the best time to be on the OBX? Got any good OBX fishing stories? We’d love to hear your thoughts. Please leave a comment below.
Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Tuesday, October 25, 2011.
This video was shot at the Hayman St. beach access in Kill Devil Hills at 8:15 AM.
October 25th? Already? Seriously only two months until Christmas?! How did 2011 go so fast? Good news is there is still plenty of gorgeous fall weather to enjoy on the Outer Banks.
Another pretty fall day today. Although, it is starting to feel like fall. Temps have dipped down to the mid 60′s and will hover between 65 and 70 degrees for the next five days. We have bright sun and clear skies, but there’s a stiff northeast wind that is adding a fall chill to the air. The water temps are still very warm though; 67 degrees at Avalon Pier this morning…and it’s the end of October! Awesome.
Starting to feel like fall isn’t a bad thing. It’s nice to see the change of seasons, and it’s a great time to be at the beach; mild weather, warm water, empty beaches, and great surf and fishing.
Unfortunately, there’s not much surf to report today. We do have some decent swell in the area, but the northeast wind isn’t helping. The wind will switch to the southwest tomorrow, but the swell is going to drop to ankle to knee. So the surf will be clean Wednesday and Thursday, but it will be real small. The swell jumps back to head high late in the week, but that north wind comes back as well. Looks like we could be out of luck for surf this week, but fingers crossed the wind changes, and hopefully the waves clean up early next week. Still time for a session without a wetsuit?!
As for fishing…tight lines all around! OBX fall fishing is going great. Offshore they are catching their fill of black fin and yellow fin tuna. The piers, bridges, and surf are very active with a wide variety of fish – speckled trout, gray trout, sheepshead, black drum, blue fish, some puppy drum starting to show up, and it’s striper season!
It’s hard to believe, but, yes, sometimes it even rains on the Outer Banks. Boo!…I know.
It’s not too shabby today, only a 50% chance of showers, but it’s definitely an overcast day. The warms temps still feel great though. Temps in the 70′s, water @ 68, a relatively stiff east wind at about 10-15 mph. The good news is it looks like the sun will be back soon, and the weekend looks perfecto!
There’s some decent swell in the water, but no surf today. Although, fun Surf tomorrow? The OBX surf forecast looks good tomorrow morning with chest high, clean surf and a light southwest breeze. But the wind should pick up and switch south in the morning, so get at the waves early. Friday and the weekend look decent for clean waves, but they’ll be small in the knee to waist range.
The Fall fish are biting! Piers are full, surf casters are lining the shore. It’s a great time to be fishing on the Outer Banks. Here’s a great OBX fishing overview we posted yesterday.
Good afternoon. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach, Surf, & Fishing Report for Monday, October 3, 2011.
This video was shot from 6:30 AM – 11:00 AM in Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, & Nags Head.
The report is out a bit late today because it’s been a busy morning! I was up bright and early to catch the sunrise, and then headed south to Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head to catch a sunrise surf session for myself, and some video of the 2011 World Championships of Surf Kayaking for the report. From there, I bounced north back to the office in Kitty Hawk checking some the waves at a few surf spots.
And I must say, the morning was a success. The sunrise was gorgeous, the waves at Jennette’s Pier were about as good as can be, so the surf session was a great way to start the day, and the Surf Kayaking contest is awesome.
So, here we are in October. Happy October! One of the best months on the OBX, and it’s getting off to a great start. It feels like fall…and that’s not a bad thing. Temps dropped from the low 80′s at the end of last week to the high 60′s this weekend. While that is a pretty steep drop, it’s felt great. The sun is shining, there’s a light offshore breeze, and the water is in the 70′!
Today, and the rest of the week, will continue with much of the same; sun, upper 60′s, warm water, and empty beaches. Gotta love fall on the OBX!
The surf picked up yesterday, and it was near perfect. Chest+ waves with an offshore breeze keeping the faces nice and clean. The swell dropped a bit this morning, but Jennette’s Pier has been one of the best OBX breaks recently, and it was still in the chest+ range this morning. Perfect conditions for the 2011 World Championships of Surf Kayaking going on there this week.
The swell will fade today, and pick up towards the end of the week, but the current forecast doesn’t have the wind matching up. Hopefully that will change and the wind will come offshore again. Fingers crossed. We’ll keep you posted.
As for fishing, fall fishing has arrived! OBX fishing is going strong. Offshore they are catching their limits of black and yellow fin tuna. The bridges, piers, surf, and Sound are all very active with a wide variety of fish – blue fish, Spanish mackerel, spot, croakers, pompano, black drum, and as of October 1, striper season is now open on the Outer Banks!
My favorite time to be on the OBX! Hope to see you soon. Have fun!
It’s starting a bit overcast this morning, but it seems like the sun is fighting it’s way out. Air temps are in 80′s and the water is at 74.
The surf is a bit tough to decipher today. There is a onshore, northeast wind, but it’s real light. There is good swell in the water, but the sections are closing pretty quickly. Although, if you find the right spot there are some great A-Frames to be had. However, my diagnosis is that the surf should clean a bit more as tide fills in; so I’m thinking late morning/early afternoon could be some fun waves.
Good day for the ESA finals at Jennette’s Pier. Below is a video with some highlights of the surfing action from yesterday, and you can also tune in live on our webcam just north of Jennette’s Pier.
Fish are biting – spot, stripers, croakers, pompano…and red drum!
