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Kitesurf Location - Hatteras / The Slick ( ID hatteras___the_slick )      Hits: 1335
 
You are here: North America > North Carolina (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Hatteras / The Slick ( ID hatteras___the_slick )
Continent: North America
Country: North Carolina (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Norfolk
Next Town: Waves
Latitude:   35.5617
Longitude: -75.4751
Type:
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
- Rooms
- School
- Shop
- Repair
- Rental

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Near Locations
Hatteras / Real (0.63 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Waves Oceanside (1.42 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hatteras / Barton's (1.49 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Waves Soundside (1.59 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Rodanthe Soundside (3.06 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / SDA (3.11 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Hatteras / Ramp 23 (3.38 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Extremely flat water if the winds comes over the island. The Pamlico Sound is a huge waist deep water area.

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 Beach
Type:
- Grass
Size:
- None

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None


Boomerang-shaped island. No access from the island. You need to do a downwinder from any access on the big island close to Waves.

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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


SW works best, then the wind comes over the small island. Works also in W, NW and N. 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.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Boat
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 Waves. Find a water access to the Sound and kite to the small island and find the flat water.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Only accessible on the water. You need to go downwind or upwind from a launching area.

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 Nightlife
No nightlife.

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