The high was 81 while the low was 70 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 23mph today. Currently it’s 72, feels like 79, with N winds around 2mph. Tomorrow’s weather will be quite similar to today’s. The storm has passed and the water is muddy but it’s also full of Drum! Plenty of reports of Drum from the Tri-Villages all the way to Hatteras.
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: 73-77
Ocean water temp: ~74
Surf: Croaker, Flounder, Red Drum, Sharks
Sound: No report.
Inshore: Bluefish, Flounder, Red Drum
Offshore: No report.
Releases: No report.


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FEATURES
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- Hidden stretch elastic waistband, zipper fly
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- Pliers Pocket
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- AFGUARD Stain resistant
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- (7/28/2025) – Today was thankfully not quite as hot. The high was 89 while the low was 81 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 12mph. Currently it’s 82, feels like 92, with SSW winds around 3mph. Tomorrow winds should switch to the N/NE and continue at light to gentle speeds. Temps will be about the… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (7/28/2024) – Today’s high was 82 while the low was 70 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 20mph. Currently it’s 70, feels like 74, with E winds around 4mph. Tomorrow’s weather will be similar to today’s. Wind directions will switch towards SW. The mosquitos were exceptionally bad today for us, if you’re in the same… Continue Reading
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- (7/28/2023) – The high was 88 while the low was 81 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 27mph today. Currently it’s 81, feels like 88, with SW winds around 9mph. Tomorrow’s winds are looking to be stronger while temps will remain the same. Chance of rain in the morning. Sound water temp: 82-87 Ocean water… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (7/28/2022) – Another day in the upper 80s. Real feel was up to 101 around 3pm and hovered between 95 to 99 for a good portion of the day. Winds were a little lighter, between 7mph to 16mph. Currently it’s 80 but feels like 86 with SW winds at 11.5mph. Gusts are up to 18.5mph. Tomorrow is… Continue Reading
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- (7/28/2021) – Rain showers this morning gave way to sunshine and we had a high temperature of 82F. Slightly cooler than yesterday. Going to warm back up again for the rest of the week and weekend. Avon reporting Croaker, Sea Mullet, Spot and Sea Robins. Couple of Bluefish and sharks in Buxton today. Frisco and Hatteras beaches… Continue Reading
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