Happy Friday! Hope everyone enjoyed there day/week here on the island. We had beautiful, almost fall like temps this morning. The temps for today topped off at 81F with winds out of the NE currently at 16mph. Looks like we are in for a nice Labor Day weekend.
Slot Drum in Rodanthe and Avon today along with Pompano in Avon as well.
Spanish earlier at the point.
No offshore report today, boats stayed tied up.
Quiet on the south beaches.
Inshore boats however had a great day with keeper Red Drum, Bluefish and citation Red Drum.
Hats off to the Hook Up Charters out of Hatteras with 23 citation sized Red Drum today.! Captain John fished them hard today.
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See what was biting on this day 1 year ago.
- (7/29/2025) – Today was another summer day with little to no wind. The high was 91 while the low was 79 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 21mph. Currently it’s 81, feels like 88, with ENE winds around 5mph. Tomorrow temps will be quite similar with winds from the ESE/SE. Sound water temp: 83-88 Ocean… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 2 years ago.
- (7/31/2024) – Today’s high was 86 (but it felt much hotter) while the low was 81 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 23mph. Currently it’s 82, feels like 88, with S winds around 10mph. Gusts around 22mph. Tomorrow will be about the same as today, if not a bit hotter. Again, we likely won’t see… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 3 years ago.
- (7/30/2023) – The high was 83 while the low was 77 with light to gentle winds. Gusts up to 29mph today. Currently it’s 75, feels like 79, with NNE winds around 9mph. Tomorrow’s weather will be nearly the same as today’s minus the rain. Sound water temp: 79-81 Ocean water temp: ~80 Surf: Bluefish, Croaker, King Mackerel,… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 4 years ago.
- (7/30/2022) – The high was up to 88 with real feels of up to 101. Winds have been light to gentle, a nice break from what we have been experiencing. They switched directions a few times today but it’s currently blowing E around 3mph. Tomorrow’s winds are predicted to be gentle then moderate in the afternoon but… Continue Reading
See what was biting on this day 5 years ago.
- (7/30/2021) – Another week coming to a close and we’re still stuck at this 86F mark. Looks like more of the same weather for the weekend with some scattered showers mixed in both days. Still a bit breezy this evening with winds out of the SW at 15mph. Sea Mullet and Croaker in Avon. Sea Mullet in… Continue Reading








