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Hatteras / Ranger Station ( ID hatteras___ranger_station )      Hits: 385
You are here: North America > North Carolina (USA) > Hatteras / Ranger Station ( ID hatteras___ranger_station )
Continent: North America
Country: North Carolina (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Norfolk
Next Town: Rodanthe
Latitude:   35.6802
Longitude: -75.4805
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
Features:
- Parking

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Near Beaches
Hatteras / New Inlet (0.7 km) Best Direction: NE SW Type: Shallow Flat
Hatteras / Mile 31 (4.66 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hatteras / S-Turns (6.99 km) Best Direction: N NE SE S Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hatteras / Rodanthe Oceanside (9.12 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hatteras / Rodanthe Soundside (10.21 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Oregon Inlet-South Side (10.91 km) Best Direction: N NNE NE Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hatteras / Waves Soundside (11.72 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Nice waves up to 6m high, depending on wind direction and swell.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
No Information
Beach crowds:
No Information


Long, natural beach with lots of space.

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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:
- NE
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. Works in: NNW, N, NE, SE, SSE.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short 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 the Orgeon Inlet bridge and about 8 miles further south find the Ranger Station. Pass it and shortly after it you will see a parking lot to the left.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Good place to start downwinders to Rodanthe or Oregon Inlet.

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 Nightlife
No nightlife.

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