Rodanthe, United States

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Rodanthe. Photo: Khürt Williams khurtwilliams, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Rodanthe

Rodanthe is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Rodanthe you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Rodanthe, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is EWN, 154 km away.

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Staying in Rodanthe

  • 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: EWN, 154 km, ORF, 159 km, PGV, 173 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Rodanthe.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Rodanthe each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Rodanthe too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Rodanthe: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Boiler13.9 kmabout 25 min by car4 ft263 kJwind from the north-north-east, 32 knots, poor7 ft886 kJwind from the north-north-east, 30 knots, too big6 ft606 kJwind from the north, 29 knots, too big6 ft517 kJwind from the north-north-east, 26 knots, poor7 ft661 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, too big4 ft188 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, poor3 ft84 kJwind from the north-east, 20 knots, poor
All readings for Boiler: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boiler, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, poor4 ft10 smushy263kJwind from the north-north-east, 32 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big7 ft10 smushy886kJwind from the north-north-east, 30 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big6 ft9 smushy606kJwind from the north, 29 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct3, poor6 ft10 smushy517kJwind from the north-north-east, 26 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy661kJwind from the north, 18 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct15, poor4 ft8 smushy188kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct8, poor3 ft7 smushy84kJwind from the north-east, 20 knots18°C
New New Inlet9.8 kmabout 20 min by car4 ft263 kJwind from the north-north-east, 32 knots, poor7 ft886 kJwind from the north-north-east, 30 knots, too big6 ft606 kJwind from the north, 30 knots, too big6 ft517 kJwind from the north-north-east, 26 knots, poor7 ft661 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, too big4 ft188 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, poor3 ft84 kJwind from the north-east, 20 knots, poor
All readings for New New Inlet: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at New New Inlet, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, poor4 ft10 s263kJwind from the north-north-east, 32 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big7 ft10 s886kJwind from the north-north-east, 30 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big6 ft9 s606kJwind from the north, 30 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct3, poor6 ft10 s517kJwind from the north-north-east, 26 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 s661kJwind from the north, 18 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct15, poor4 ft8 s188kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct8, poor3 ft7 s84kJwind from the north-east, 20 knots18°C
Rhodanthe Pier1.1 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft290 kJwind from the north-north-east, 34 knots, poor6 ft702 kJwind from the north-north-east, 29 knots, too big6 ft666 kJwind from the north, 27 knots, too big6 ft535 kJwind from the north-north-east, 24 knots, poor6 ft419 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, poor4 ft170 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, poor3 ft70 kJwind from the north-east, 19 knots, too small
All readings for Rhodanthe Pier: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rhodanthe Pier, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, poor4 ft10 s290kJwind from the north-north-east, 34 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big6 ft10 s702kJwind from the north-north-east, 29 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big6 ft9 s666kJwind from the north, 27 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct3, poor6 ft10 s535kJwind from the north-north-east, 24 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct6, poor6 ft9 s419kJwind from the north, 18 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct14, poor4 ft8 s170kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small3 ft7 s70kJwind from the north-east, 19 knots17°C
S-Turns1.6 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft290 kJwind from the north-north-east, 34 knots, poor6 ft702 kJwind from the north-north-east, 29 knots, too big6 ft666 kJwind from the north, 27 knots, too big6 ft535 kJwind from the north-north-east, 24 knots, poor6 ft419 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, poor4 ft170 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, poor3 ft70 kJwind from the north-east, 19 knots, too small
All readings for S-Turns: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at S-Turns, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, poor4 ft10 s290kJwind from the north-north-east, 34 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big6 ft10 s702kJwind from the north-north-east, 29 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big6 ft9 s666kJwind from the north, 27 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct3, poor6 ft10 s535kJwind from the north-north-east, 24 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct6, poor6 ft9 s419kJwind from the north, 18 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct14, poor4 ft8 s170kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small3 ft7 s70kJwind from the north-east, 19 knots17°C
Sea Haven0.6 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft290 kJwind from the north-north-east, 34 knots, poor6 ft702 kJwind from the north-north-east, 29 knots, too big6 ft666 kJwind from the north, 27 knots, too big6 ft535 kJwind from the north-north-east, 24 knots, poor6 ft419 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, poor4 ft170 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, poor3 ft70 kJwind from the north-east, 19 knots, too small
All readings for Sea Haven: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sea Haven, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, poor4 ft10 s290kJwind from the north-north-east, 34 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big6 ft10 s702kJwind from the north-north-east, 29 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big6 ft9 s666kJwind from the north, 27 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct3, poor6 ft10 s535kJwind from the north-north-east, 24 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct6, poor6 ft9 s419kJwind from the north, 18 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct14, poor4 ft8 s170kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small3 ft7 s70kJwind from the north-east, 19 knots17°C
Rodanthe0 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+2 ft63 kJwind from the north-north-east, 31 knots, too small for experts3 ft181 kJwind from the north, 30 knots, too small for experts3 ft144 kJwind from the north, 27 knots, too small for experts3 ft143 kJwind from the north, 25 knots, too small for experts3 ft157 kJwind from the north, 16 knots, too small for experts2 ft59 kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, too small for experts2 ft27 kJwind from the north-east, 19 knots, offshore, too small for experts
All readings for Rodanthe: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rodanthe, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct2, too small2 ft10 s63kJwind from the north-north-east, 31 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct5, too small3 ft10 s181kJwind from the north, 30 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct5, too small3 ft9 s144kJwind from the north, 27 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small3 ft9 s143kJwind from the north, 25 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small3 ft8 s157kJwind from the north, 16 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct3, too small2 ft8 s59kJwind from the north-north-east, 17 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small2 ft7 s27kJwind from the north-east, 19 knots, offshore17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Rodanthe, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Rodanthe

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits