Hatteras Island Fishing Report

The high was 84 while the low was 75 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 40mph today. Currently it’s 75, feels like 76, with NNE winds around 10mph. Gusts up to 26mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be cooler while winds will be similar.

We’re already seeing the effects of Hurricane Lee on the ocean. There’s potential of 2-4 feet of oceanside flooding along with beach erosion and dangerous surf. Anticipate overwash in the usual vulnerable places of NC 12 and side roads and exercise caution if traveling.

For updates on the conditions you can refer to DCSO’s or NCDOT NC 12’s Facebook page.

Flounder season: Opens 12:01am Sept. 15th, 2023 and closes 11:59pm Sept. 29th, 2023. Limit one flounder per person per day. Minimum size limit is 15 inches total length (from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail).

Sound water temp: 82-83

Ocean water temp: ~80

Surf: Bluefish, Red Drum

Sound: Red Drum, Sheepshead

Inshore: Red Drum

Offshore: No report.

Releases: No report.

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  • (8/16/2025) Today was overcast in the morning. The high was 84 while the low was 78 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 25mph. Currently it’s 81, feels like 85, with NE winds around 10mph. Gusts around 24mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds will be about the same as today’s but gusts will be decreased. Sound… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (8/17/2024) Today’s high was 84 while the low was 66 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 13mph. Currently it’s 81, feels like 84, with S winds around 8mph. Tomorrow the temps will be about the same while winds will increase. In the afternoon winds should pick up to strong speeds. Sound water temp: 80-83… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (8/17/2023) Almost the weekend! The high was 82 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 33mph today. Currently it’s 81, feels like 88, with SSW winds around 8mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be higher (H: 87, L: 81) while winds will be about the same. Sound water temp: 81-83 Ocean water… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (8/17/2022) Today’s high was 82. Winds have been gentle to moderate and out of the NE/NNE. Currently it’s 73, feels like 74, with NE winds at 7mph. Gusts up to 21mph. Tomorrow is looking to be nearly the same as today. Today’s winds only got up to 13mph when they were predicted to be 16mph, so… Continue Reading

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  • (8/17/2021) Today’s high temperature was 90F. Winds are out of the South this evening at 14mph. Slight chance of passing rain showers tomorrow. Saw some improvement on the surf today. Some larger sharks caught off of ramp 44. Spanish at the point again earlier today. Pompano and Sea Mullet up in Avon today. Small Pompano and… Continue Reading

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