Hatteras Island Fishing Report

Today was a welcome cooler day. The breeze was wonderful. The high was 82 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 29mph. Currently it’s 73, feels like 74, with ENE winds around 7mph. Tomorrow will have similar temps and winds.

Sound water temp: 80-84

Ocean water temp: 79-84


Surf: Black Drum, Bluefish, Pompano, Sea Mullet

Sound: No report.

Inshore: Amberjacks, Bluefish, Cobia, Flounder, Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel

Offshore: 9/14 – Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, Yellowfin Tuna

Releases: 9/14 – Blue Marlin, Sailfish


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  • (9/16/2025) Early this morning we had rain then the rest of the day was overcast with more wind. The high was 70 while the low was 68 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 36mph. Currently it’s 66, feels like 64, with WNW winds around 11mph. Gusts around 22mph. Tomorrow temps are predicted to get… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.

  • (9/15/2024) Today’s high was 84 while the low was 73 with light to moderate winds. Gusts up to 35mph. Currently it’s 73, feels like 72, with E winds around 16mph. Gusts around 30mph. Tomorrow winds will continue to be moderate speeds, if not stronger. Wind gusts are predicted to get up to 40mph. Temps will be… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.

  • (9/16/2023) The high was 79 while the low was 68 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 20mph today. Currently it’s 72, feels like 73, with SW winds around 3mph. Tomorrow’s temps and winds should be slightly increased. Flounder season: Opens 12:01am Sept. 15th, 2023 and closes 11:59pm Sept. 29th, 2023. Limit one flounder per… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.

  • (9/16/2022) Another day with a high below 80. Winds have been light to moderate and mainly NE. It felt a little like fall earlier this morning with the nice breeze. Currently it’s 70, feels like 69, with NE winds around 8mph. Tomorrow is predicted to be fairy similar to today. Water temp was between 75 and… Continue Reading

See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.

  • (9/16/2021) On and off weather today, scattered showers throughout. Our high temperature reached a muggy 81F. Chance of thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Rough conditions made for a slow day off the surf. Some puppy Drum and Blues were caught at the point. Only a few offshore boats made it out today. Those that did caught Wahoo,… Continue Reading

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