What are the current surf conditions at Third Street?

Third 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 Third Street?

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

Third Street Surf Report & Forecast

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

27
kt

🌊 SWELL

0.4
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

0.4ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

29kt

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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 wind swell (short period) but blown out with 27kt winds Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Saturday

Mar 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-3.9ft 💨 13-28kt 🌡️ 6-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	SSE	24kt	NNE	31kt	9°C	9°C	0.4mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SSE	23kt	NNE	29kt	8°C	9°C	0.6mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSE	21kt	N	27kt	8°C	9°C	0.8mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	21kt	N	27kt	8°C	9°C	0.8mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	21kt	N	28kt	8°C	9°C	0.7mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	20kt	N	28kt	8°C	9°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	SE	21kt	N	28kt	8°C	9°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	22kt	N	28kt	8°C	8°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	23kt	N	28kt	8°C	8°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	25kt	N	28kt	8°C	8°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSE	27kt	N	29kt	7°C	8°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	5s	SSE	28kt	N	29kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SE	28kt	N	29kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	ESE	27kt	N	29kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	27kt	N	28kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	25kt	N	28kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	24kt	N	27kt	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	25kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	20kt	NNE	23kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	18kt	NNE	21kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	11s	ENE	16kt	NNE	19kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	9s	NE	14kt	NE	18kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	7s	NE	13kt	NE	17kt	7°C	8°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

GOOD3 excellent hours

🌊 2.0-4.1ft 💨 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	FAIR	4ft	7s	NE	12kt	NE	16kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	7s	NE	12kt	NE	16kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	8s	NE	12kt	ENE	16kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	8s	NE	12kt	ENE	15kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	8s	ENE	12kt	ENE	15kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	9s	ENE	12kt	ENE	14kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	9s	ENE	11kt	ENE	13kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	ENE	10kt	ENE	12kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	ENE	9kt	E	11kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	ENE	8kt	E	10kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	8s	ENE	7kt	E	9kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	8s	ENE	6kt	E	8kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	ENE	5kt	ESE	7kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	8s	ENE	4kt	ESE	6kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ESE	5kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	8s	ENE	4kt	ESE	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	8s	ENE	5kt	SE	7kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	ENE	6kt	SE	7kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	ENE	7kt	SE	7kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	8s	ENE	7kt	SE	7kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	8s	ENE	7kt	SE	7kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	8s	ENE	7kt	SE	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	8s	E	7kt	SE	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	8s	E	7kt	SE	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 2.0-3.0ft 💨 6-18kt 🌡️ 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	7kt	SSE	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	8s	E	7kt	S	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	E	7kt	SSW	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	E	7kt	SW	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	E	7kt	SW	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	7kt	WSW	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	7kt	SW	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	7kt	SW	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	E	7kt	SW	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	E	6kt	SW	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	E	6kt	SSW	6kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	E	6kt	SSW	6kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	E	9kt	S	11kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	E	13kt	S	17kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	E	16kt	S	23kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	E	17kt	S	23kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	E	17kt	S	24kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	E	18kt	S	25kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	E	17kt	S	24kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	E	16kt	SSW	24kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2ft	6s	E	15kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	E	15kt	SSW	22kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	ESE	15kt	SSW	21kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	6s	ESE	14kt	SSW	20kt	13°C	12°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

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🌊 1.1-3.1ft 💨 12-20kt 🌡️ 13-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	ESE	14kt	SSW	20kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	E	14kt	SSW	20kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ENE	13kt	SSW	19kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	13kt	SSW	19kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	13kt	SSW	19kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	13kt	SSW	19kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2ft	8s	E	13kt	SSW	18kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	ESE	12kt	SSW	17kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	6s	SE	12kt	SSW	16kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	ESE	12kt	SSW	16kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2ft	8s	E	12kt	SSW	16kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	13kt	SSW	16kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	15kt	SSW	19kt	13°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	17kt	S	23kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	19kt	S	27kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	19kt	S	27kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	19kt	S	28kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	20kt	S	29kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	19kt	NW	29kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ENE	19kt	ENE	29kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ENE	18kt	SSW	29kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	E	18kt	SSW	28kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	E	17kt	SSW	26kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	16kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	13°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.1ft 💨 13-21kt 🌡️ 13-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	16kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	17kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	E	17kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	16kt	SSW	24kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	E	16kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	E	16kt	SSW	22kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	15kt	SSW	20kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	14kt	SSW	18kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	E	13kt	SSW	16kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	14kt	SSW	17kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	E	14kt	SSW	17kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	E	14kt	SSW	18kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	E	16kt	SSW	21kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	E	18kt	S	24kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	E	20kt	S	28kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	E	20kt	S	29kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	E	20kt	S	30kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	E	21kt	S	32kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	20kt	S	31kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	E	20kt	SSW	31kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	19kt	SSW	31kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SSW	29kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SSW	27kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	17kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	14°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 2

GOOD17 good hours

🌊 1.5-3.3ft 💨 4-14kt 🌡️ 10-13°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	WSW	20kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	8s	SE	11kt	WNW	15kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	6s	SE	9kt	NNW	10kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	6s	SSE	8kt	NNW	9kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	6s	SSE	7kt	NNW	8kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	SSE	7kt	N	8kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	7s	SE	6kt	N	8kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	SE	6kt	NNE	7kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	ESE	6kt	NE	7kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	ESE	6kt	NE	8kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	ESE	7kt	NNE	8kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	SE	7kt	NNE	9kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	SE	7kt	NNE	8kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	SE	6kt	N	7kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	SE	6kt	N	6kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	SE	6kt	N	6kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	SE	6kt	N	6kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	ESE	6kt	N	6kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	ESE	5kt	N	5kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	ESE	5kt	NNE	5kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	ESE	4kt	NE	4kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	ESE	6kt	E	7kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	SE	8kt	ESE	9kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	8s	SE	9kt	SSE	12kt	12°C	15°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 3

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.0-2.8ft 💨 10-17kt 🌡️ 13-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	SE	10kt	SSE	14kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	SE	12kt	S	15kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	SE	13kt	S	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	E	13kt	S	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	ENE	13kt	S	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	NE	13kt	S	17kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	ENE	13kt	S	17kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	E	13kt	S	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	ESE	12kt	S	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	ESE	13kt	S	17kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	ESE	13kt	S	18kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	ESE	14kt	S	18kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	E	15kt	S	20kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	ENE	16kt	S	22kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	NE	17kt	S	23kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	NE	16kt	S	23kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	NE	16kt	S	23kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	NE	16kt	S	23kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	NE	16kt	S	22kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	NE	16kt	S	22kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	NE	15kt	S	21kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	NE	15kt	S	20kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	NE	14kt	S	18kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	NE	14kt	SSW	17kt	14°C	15°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.1ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:3-28kt NNE

Water Temperature:8-12°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Third Street in Kill Devil Hills (Outer Banks) is a decently reliable beach-break tucked between Avalon Pier and First Street, known for accepting northeast swells, tropical swells, and everything in between—making it a versatile choice across all tide stages, though wave quality hinges on shifting sandbars. It tends to perform best in fall, particularly October, when nor’easters and late-season tropical activity deliver more consistent groundswells often complemented by cleaner offshore or cross-offshore winds. Surf sessions can be enjoyable even when the wind stirs a bit, and the relatively modest fame keeps lineups manageable.

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 DirectionNE

Ideal Wind DirectionNNE

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