Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today was sunny with a little breeze. The high was 72 while the low was 55 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 26mph. Currently it’s 66, feels like 57, with SSW winds at 18mph. Gusts around 29mph. Tomorrow should be a little warmer (75) and winds will be similar. Honestly, not bad at all for May.

Sound water temp: 62-65

Ocean water temp: 68-73


Surf:

5/3/26

  • Bluefish, Red Drum

5/4/26

  • Black Drum, Bluefish, Pompano, Red Drum, Sea Mullet, Sharks

Sound: Bluefish

Inshore:

5/3/26

  • Bluefish, Sheepshead, Spanish Mackerel

5/4/26

  • Amberjack, Bluefish, Red Drum, Sheepshead

Offshore:

5/3/26

  • Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo

5/4/26

  • Blackfin Tuna and Dolphin were brought back to the dock. A Blue Marlin was caught and released.

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  • (10/16/2025) – Today was nice and cool. The high was 64 while the low was 60 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 33mph. Currently it’s 61 with WNW winds around 4mph. Tomorrow should be a little cooler and winds will be decreased speeds by the evening. Sound water temp: 65-66 Ocean water temp: ~70 Surf:… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (10/17/2024) – Today’s high was 63 while the low was 53 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 45mph. Currently it’s 55 with NNW winds around 8mph. Gusts around 24mph. Tomorrow’s temps will be slightly warmer with a predicted high of 67. Winds should be light to moderate speeds and gusts should be up to 35mph.… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (10/16/2023) – The high was 65 while the low was 57 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 28mph today. Currently it’s 61, feels like 57, with N winds around 5mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds should be quite similar to today’s (H: 65, L: 54, light to gentle winds). Sound water temp: 66-69 Ocean water temp:… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (10/17/2022) – Today’s high was 77, low was 66. Winds have been light to moderate. Currently it’s 73, feels like 71 with SW winds at 16mph. Gusts up to 22mph. Water temp was between 71.4 and 73.6 today. Surf: Bluefish Sound: Bluefish, Gray Trout, Red Drum Inshore: Bluefish and Red Drum Offshore: They stayed tied to the… Continue Reading

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  • (10/16/2021) – Hope everyone enjoyed their Saturday! Nice weather here with a high temperature of 81F. Winds are out of the NW tonight at 24mph. Cold front moving through tonight with temps not making it out of the 60’s tomorrow. Rodanthe Pier- Speckled Trout and Drum Avon beaches reported Sea Mullet, Bluefish and puppy Drum. Lots of… Continue Reading

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