What are the current surf conditions at Second Street?

Second Street currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Second Street?

The best time to surf Second Street is typically when swell comes from the NE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Second Street Surf Report & Forecast

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

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10:00 AM America/New_York

Surf Quality: POOR

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🌬️ WIND

26
kt

🌊 SWELL

0.3
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

0.3ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

10s

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WIND GUSTS

28kt

🌡️

AIR TEMP

7°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.4ft @
12s

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PRECIPITATION

0.1mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 10s ground swell but blown out with 26kt winds Note: winds from S would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Saturday

Mar 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-3.9ft 💨 12-27kt 🌡️ 6-8°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	SSE	20kt	N	26kt	8°C	9°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSE	21kt	N	27kt	8°C	9°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	22kt	N	27kt	8°C	9°C	0.4mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	21kt	N	28kt	8°C	9°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	20kt	N	28kt	8°C	8°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	19kt	N	28kt	8°C	8°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SE	20kt	N	27kt	8°C	8°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	21kt	N	27kt	8°C	8°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	22kt	NNW	27kt	8°C	8°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SE	24kt	N	27kt	7°C	8°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	ESE	26kt	N	28kt	7°C	8°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	27kt	N	29kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	27kt	N	29kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	27kt	N	29kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	27kt	N	29kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	25kt	N	29kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	24kt	N	28kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	23kt	N	27kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	21kt	N	26kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	20kt	NNE	25kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	19kt	NNE	24kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	11s	ENE	17kt	NNE	21kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	NE	15kt	NE	19kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	NE	12kt	NE	16kt	6°C	11°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 1.9-4.1ft 💨 3-12kt 🌡️ 7-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	4ft	7s	NE	12kt	NE	16kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	7s	NE	12kt	ENE	16kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	8s	NE	11kt	ENE	15kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	8s	NE	11kt	ENE	15kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	8s	ENE	11kt	ENE	14kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	9s	ENE	11kt	ENE	14kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	8s	ENE	10kt	ENE	13kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	8s	ENE	9kt	ENE	12kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	4ft	8s	NE	9kt	E	11kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	NE	7kt	E	9kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	8s	ENE	6kt	E	7kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	8s	ENE	4kt	E	5kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	ENE	4kt	E	5kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	ENE	4kt	E	4kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ESE	4kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	8s	ENE	5kt	ESE	6kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	8s	ENE	7kt	SE	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	8s	ENE	9kt	SE	10kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	3.3ft	8s	ENE	9kt	SE	9kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	3.3ft	8s	ENE	9kt	SE	9kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	8s	ENE	8kt	SSE	9kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	8s	ENE	8kt	SSE	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	8s	ENE	8kt	SSE	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	8s	E	7kt	SSE	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 1.4-3.0ft 💨 7-18kt 🌡️ 10-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	8s	E	8kt	S	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	8s	E	8kt	SSW	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	E	8kt	SSW	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	E	8kt	SW	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	7kt	SW	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	7kt	SW	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	E	7kt	SW	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	E	8kt	SW	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	E	8kt	SW	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	E	8kt	SW	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	E	7kt	SSW	8kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	E	7kt	SSW	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	E	11kt	SSW	13kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	E	14kt	S	18kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	E	17kt	S	24kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	E	17kt	S	25kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	E	18kt	S	25kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	E	18kt	S	26kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	E	17kt	SSW	25kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	E	17kt	SSW	25kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	E	16kt	SSW	24kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	E	15kt	SSW	23kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	E	15kt	SSW	21kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	15kt	SSW	20kt	12°C	12°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.2-2.2ft 💨 9-20kt 🌡️ 12-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	E	14kt	SSW	18kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	17kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2ft	6s	SE	12kt	SSW	15kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	SE	12kt	SSW	14kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	SE	11kt	SSW	12kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	SE	10kt	SW	11kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	SE	10kt	SW	10kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	SE	10kt	SW	10kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	SE	9kt	SW	9kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	SE	9kt	SSW	9kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	SE	9kt	SSW	9kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	SE	9kt	SSW	9kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	ESE	12kt	SSW	14kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	E	14kt	S	18kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	E	16kt	S	23kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	E	18kt	S	25kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	E	19kt	S	27kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	E	20kt	S	30kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	E	20kt	NW	29kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	E	19kt	ENE	29kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	10s	E	19kt	SSW	29kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	10s	E	18kt	SSW	28kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	E	17kt	SSW	27kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	ENE	17kt	SSW	26kt	13°C	13°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.9ft 💨 15-21kt 🌡️ 13-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	E	16kt	SSW	24kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	E	16kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	E	15kt	SSW	22kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	15kt	SSW	22kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	15kt	SSW	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	15kt	SSW	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	15kt	SSW	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	15kt	SSW	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	15kt	SSW	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	E	16kt	SSW	22kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	E	17kt	S	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	E	18kt	S	24kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	E	19kt	S	27kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	10s	E	20kt	S	29kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	ESE	21kt	S	31kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ESE	21kt	S	31kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	21kt	S	31kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	ESE	21kt	S	31kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	ESE	20kt	SSW	31kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	ESE	20kt	SSW	31kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	20kt	SSW	31kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	E	18kt	SSW	28kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	E	17kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	E	15kt	SSW	22kt	13°C	14°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 2

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.5-3.2ft 💨 10-21kt 🌡️ 8-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SW	18kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	SE	12kt	SW	14kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	7s	SE	10kt	SW	10kt	13°C	14°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SE	14kt	WNW	17kt	12°C	14°C	0.5mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	7s	SE	18kt	NNW	24kt	11°C	14°C	0.8mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3ft	7s	SE	21kt	NNE	31kt	10°C	14°C	1.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	SE	21kt	NNE	31kt	9°C	14°C	1.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	SE	21kt	NNE	31kt	9°C	14°C	1.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	7s	SE	20kt	NNE	31kt	9°C	14°C	1.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	SE	20kt	NNE	29kt	9°C	14°C	1.7mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	SE	19kt	NNE	26kt	9°C	14°C	2.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	SE	18kt	NNE	24kt	9°C	14°C	2.5mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	SE	19kt	NNE	24kt	9°C	14°C	2.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	SE	19kt	NNE	24kt	8°C	15°C	1.8mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SE	20kt	NNE	24kt	8°C	15°C	1.4mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	SE	20kt	NNE	25kt	8°C	15°C	1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	ESE	20kt	NNE	26kt	8°C	15°C	0.5mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	ESE	20kt	NNE	27kt	8°C	15°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	ESE	20kt	NNE	26kt	9°C	15°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	ESE	19kt	NNE	26kt	9°C	15°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ESE	19kt	NNE	25kt	9°C	15°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ESE	19kt	NNE	26kt	9°C	15°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ESE	19kt	NNE	26kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ESE	18kt	NE	26kt	9°C	15°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 3

EXCELLENT10 excellent hours

🌊 2.1-4.5ft 💨 3-17kt 🌡️ 9-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	ESE	17kt	NE	25kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	ESE	16kt	NE	25kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	ESE	14kt	NE	24kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	ESE	14kt	ENE	23kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	ESE	13kt	ENE	21kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ESE	12kt	ENE	19kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	7s	E	10kt	ENE	15kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	7s	ENE	9kt	E	12kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	4.5ft	7s	NE	8kt	E	8kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	7s	NE	8kt	SSE	8kt	11°C	15°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	7s	NE	9kt	SSW	9kt	11°C	15°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	7s	NE	9kt	W	10kt	11°C	16°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	7s	NE	8kt	W	8kt	11°C	16°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	NE	6kt	W	6kt	11°C	16°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	7s	NE	4kt	W	4kt	11°C	16°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	7s	NE	4kt	WNW	4kt	11°C	16°C	0.4mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	7s	NE	4kt	WNW	4kt	12°C	16°C	0.5mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	7s	NE	4kt	WNW	4kt	12°C	16°C	0.6mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	7s	NE	4kt	W	4kt	12°C	16°C	0.8mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	7s	NE	3kt	SW	3kt	12°C	16°C	0.9mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	7s	NE	3kt	SSW	3kt	12°C	16°C	1.1mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	7s	NE	4kt	SSW	4kt	12°C	16°C	0.9mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	7s	NE	5kt	SSW	6kt	13°C	16°C	0.6mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	7s	NE	7kt	SW	7kt	13°C	16°C	0.4mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.1ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:3-27kt N

Water Temperature:8-12°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Second Street in Kill Devil Hills (Outer Banks) is a mellow, lightly crowded beach-break known for its forgiving wave faces that suit longboarders and intermediates alike. It tends to perform best in fall, particularly in October, when nor’easter swells and late-season tropical activity bring more consistent groundswells, often matched with cleaner offshore or cross-offshore winds. Surf shape typically holds across all tides, with subtle sandbars offering rideable peaks ideal for smooth, low-impact sessions. Access is easy via public beach ramps and features lifeguard coverage during peak season, while maintaining a laid-back, local vibe. Surfers should remain cautious of rip currents, especially near shifting bars.

Best Swell Direction: NE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionNNE

Ideal Wind DirectionS

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