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Hatteras / Kite Point or KP ( ID hatteras___kite_point )      Hits: 866
You are here: North America > North Carolina (USA) > Hatteras / Kite Point or KP ( ID hatteras___kite_point )
Continent: North America
Country: North Carolina (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Norfolk
Next Town: Avon, Buxton
Latitude:   35.2931
Longitude: -75.5165
Type:
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- None

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Near Beaches
Hatteras / Access 59 (0.48 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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Hatteras / Vermont Hole (1.02 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Buxton Slick (2.35 km) Best Direction: N NE NW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Buxton Motels (2.75 km) Best Direction: N NE SE S Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Big Wave (> 3m)
Hatteras / Ramp 38 (3.2 km) Best Direction: N NE SE S Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hatteras / Park Drive (3.25 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Flat to small chop. The Pamlico Sound is a huge waist deep water area.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- Cars
- Power Lines
Beach crowds:
- None


Sandy beach. Launch off the point and not in the coves before it, as they are too close to power lines. Cars parked on the beach.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


Season from March to November. Year-round possible if you ride on the warmer SW winds with warm water currents. Wetsuits needed beginning and end of the year, just shorts from late spring to early fall. Warm gulf-stream ocean currents keep air and water temperatures warm nearly year-round.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- June
- July
- October
- November
- December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- SW
Main Direction:
- NE
- SW


In June and July 90% wind from SW. Starts at 3pm, strongest at 7pm and lasts until sunset. In August and September the wind is not consistent. In October and November 70% wind. In December to February windy almost daily. In March to May frontals and winds from SW, NW and NE. Main directions: NE and SW. Rideable in almost all wind directions. Clean wind. Best is SW, very steady and warm. If the wind turns more easterly, you can ride on the ocean. Works in: S, SW, W, NW, N, NE, SE.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- No Walk


Easiest is a rental car. Follow the signs to the Outer Banks from Norfolk (route 168S and then 158S). Then take route 12 south all the way down and pass Avon. Located between Avon and Buxton, closer to Buxton though. Look out for the point. You needa 4x4 to park on the beach at the point.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Beware of the power lines close by.

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 Nightlife
No nightlife.

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