# OUTER BANKS SURF ZONE FORECAST
Good morning, this is your Monday surf zone forecast for the North Carolina coast, brought to you by the National Weather Service Newport and Morehead City offices.
Let's start up north with the Northern Outer Banks, including the beaches of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devils Hills, and Nags Head. A Beach Hazards Statement is in effect through this evening, and for good reason. We're looking at a HIGH rip current risk today, so swimmers and surfers need to exercise extreme caution. The surf is running two to three feet with northeast winds between fifteen and twenty miles per hour. Waters are in the mid-sixties, so a wetsuit might be your friend out there. Expect partly cloudy skies with very high UV levels and highs in the mid-seventies. Looking ahead to Tuesday, conditions remain similar with that high rip current risk persisting. Surf will pick up to two to four feet with lighter east winds around ten miles per hour, and we'll warm up to the upper seventies.
Moving south to Hatteras Island, conditions vary depending on where you are. North of Cape Hatteras, we're also under a Beach Hazards Statement through this evening with a high rip current risk and two to three foot surf. South of Cape Hatteras, the rip current risk drops to moderate with smaller one to two foot waves. It'll be mostly sunny today with north winds becoming northeast and gusting to around twenty miles per hour in the afternoon. Water temperatures are around seventy degrees with highs in the upper seventies. Tuesday brings some notable changes. North of the Cape, expect three to four foot surf with that high rip current risk still in place. South of the Cape, things improve significantly as the rip current risk drops to low, and surf increases to two to three feet under partly cloudy skies with highs near eighty.
Over at Ocracoke Island, we have a moderate rip current risk in effect through this evening with one to two foot surf. It'll be mostly sunny with northwest winds becoming northeast and reaching twenty miles per hour by afternoon. Water temps are in the lower seventies with highs in the upper seventies. Tuesday looks much better with that rip current risk dropping to low, surf around two feet, partly cloudy skies, and highs near eighty degrees.
Heading down to East Carteret, which includes Cape Lookout National Seashore and Shackleford Banks, both areas are under a moderate rip current risk today. We're looking at one to two foot surf at Core Banks and Shackleford Banks. It'll be mostly sunny with west winds becoming northeast around twenty miles per hour in the afternoon. Water temperatures in the lower seventies and highs in the lower eighties. Tuesday brings improvement with low rip current risk at both locations. Surf picks up to two to three feet at Core Banks while Shackleford Banks starts around two feet and subsides to around one foot in the afternoon.
At West Carteret, including Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Salter Path, and Emerald Isle, we have a moderate rip current risk through this evening. One to two foot surf today with mostly sunny skies, light west winds becoming east in the afternoon, and highs in the mid-eighties. Water temps in the lower seventies. Tuesday improves with low rip current risk, surf around two feet, partly cloudy skies, and highs near eighty degrees.
Finally, over at Coastal Onslow including Hammocks Beach and North Topsail Beach, moderate rip current risk is in effect through this evening with one to two foot surf. Sunny skies, light west winds becoming southeast in the afternoon, and highs in the mid-eighties. Tuesday looks good with low rip current risk, two foot surf, partly cloudy skies, and highs in the lower eighties.
Bottom line: Today's all about respecting those rip currents, especially up north where risks are high. The UV index is very high everywhere, so sunscreen is non-negotiable. Tuesday improves across the board with lighter winds and reduced rip current risks. No thunderstorms are expected over the next two days. Get out there safely and enjoy the summer conditions.
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