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Kitesurf Location - Hatteras / Barton's ( ID hatteras___barton_s )      Hits: 1015
 
You are here: North America > North Carolina (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Hatteras / Barton's ( ID hatteras___barton_s )
Continent: North America
Country: North Carolina (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Norfolk
Next Town: Waves
Latitude:   35.5741
Longitude: -75.469
Type:
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
- Rooms
- Camping
- School
- Shop
- Repair
- Rental
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Near Locations
Hatteras / Waves Soundside (0.13 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Real (0.9 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Waves Oceanside (0.95 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hatteras / The Slick (1.49 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat
Hatteras / Rodanthe Soundside (1.63 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Rodanthe Oceanside (2.84 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hatteras / SDA (4.54 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:
- Small

Hazards:
- Concrete
Location crowds:
- None


Small sandy beach with some buried debris at the South end. Gets crowded on weekends and holidays. Buildings close to the shore.

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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. Works in: SW, W, NW, N, NE.

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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 until you reach Waves. Turn right after Dairy Queen and drive to the sound to Barton's.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Crowded on weekends and holidays with windsurfers and kitesurfers.

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 Nightlife


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