Warm and sunny with a high temperature of 72F today. Beautiful weekend ahead as well with highs in the 70’s and no rain on the horizon. Winds are out of the NE at 6mph.
Rodanthe Pier- puppy Drum in the am.
Surf slowed down a bit today. All we heard were Sea Mullet and Blowtoads on the Frisco and Hatteras beaches.
Offshore boats reported catching a Sailfish, a White Marlin, some Dolphin, Yellowfin Tuna, Blackfin Tuna, Wahoo and various bottom fish.
Inshore boats are tearing up the big Red Drum. Lots of citations handed out again today.


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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.
- (7/1/2025) – Today was a bit breezier which helped cut the sweltering heat just a little. The high was 86 while the low was 79 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 35mph. Currently it’s 81, feels like 84, with SW winds around 13mph. Gusts around 22mph. Tomorrow temps and winds will be comparable to today.… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (7/1/2024) – Today’s high was 83 while the low was 72 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 38mph. Currently it’s 73 with NNE winds around 9mph. Gusts around 22mph. Tomorrow should bring gentle to moderate winds with similar temps but less rain. Radar is clear for tomorrow. The weather today slowed the fishing report to… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (7/3/2023) – Sunny and hot. The high was 82 while the low was 75 with light to moderate winds. Gusts around 25mph today. Currently it’s 75, feels like 81, with SE winds around 7mph. Tomorrow is predicted to be similar to today in both temps and winds. Possible rain in the afternoon. Sound water temp: 83-85 Ocean… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (7/3/2022) – Today’s weather was a little all over the place. We had some on and off sprinkles on the morning and some overcast moments. High was up to 86 with light to moderate winds. Currently it feels like 93 with winds out of the NNW around 5mpg with gusts up to 16mph. In the surf there… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (7/3/2021) – Welcome to all those who are joining us for this 4th of July week here on the island! It was a beautiful day here today. We had a high temperature of 82F this afternoon. Winds right now are out of the East at 4mph. High risk of rip currents through Sunday evening. Keep an eye… Continue Reading

