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Kitesurf Location - Hatteras / Second Turnout or Access 53 ( ID hatteras___second_turnout )      Hits: 845
 
You are here: North America > North Carolina (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Hatteras / Second Turnout or Access 53 ( ID hatteras___second_turnout )
Continent: North America
Country: North Carolina (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Norfolk
Next Town: Avon
Latitude:   35.3868
Longitude: -75.4953
Type:
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Near Locations
Hatteras / Third Turnout (0.71 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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Hatteras / First Turnout (1.56 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Chicamacomico House (2.22 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Avon Oceanside (4.32 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hatteras / Frisco Pier (4.42 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hatteras / Ramp 30 (5.83 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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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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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None


Small, sandy 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. Works in: S, SW, W, NW, N.

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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 Little Kinnakeet and turn right before Avon. Coming from Avon it is the second dirt road north of Avon to the left. Accessible by 2 and 4-wheel drive.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None




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 Nightlife
No nightlife.

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