Citizen station DW6557DW6557
In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.9 mi away/8 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/North Carolina/Bald Beach
Bald Beach, North Carolina
Beach in Dare County, North Carolina* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 10 to 15 ft expected. * WHERE...The coastal waters from Oregon Inlet to Ocracoke Inlet. * WHEN...From 11 AM Saturday to 11 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is low confidence in the end time of gale force conditions, as they could extend well beyond Monday.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
70°
82°/68°
Partly cloudy·
Feels like 70°·Light breeze 4 mph SW
Alert. A Gale Warning is in force for Bald Beach until 11 AM Monday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 9 AM (92%).
Now. Bald Beach is 70° and partly cloudy at 6 AM. The dew point is 68°, so the air feels oppressive. Light breeze from the southwest at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 78° by 12 PM. Tonight falls to about 65° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. Highs stay close to 70° all week. Rain is likely tomorrow (97%), Sunday (62%), Monday (59%) and Tuesday (53%). Rain is possible Wednesday (38%) and Thursday (37%). The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 29 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:26 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:31 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 18 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
99%Humidity
57%Cloud
Now
6:00 AM
70feels70
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 16
8268
14mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
7059
97%
26mph
Sun
Oct 18
6955
62%
29mph
Mon
Oct 19
7158
59%
21mph
Tue
Oct 20
7058
53%
19mph
Wed
Oct 21
7158
38%
18mph
Thu
Oct 22
7159
37%
17mph
70°
82°68°
70°59°
69°55°
71°58°
70°58°
71°58°
71°59°
As of 6:00 AM in Bald Beach, North Carolina.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Bald Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Bald Beach, the next 45 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 8 AM, under a mile for 2 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing E 90°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: moderate
The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.
A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Hatteras Island, and the waves at buoy 41025, 27.4 mi away.
- In force Moderate rip current risk in effect north of cape hatteras from 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening
- In force High surf advisory in effect from 2 PM Saturday to 8 PM EDT Monday
Today
- Rip current risk
- North of Cape Hatteras ModerateSouth of Cape Hatteras Low
- Surf height
- North of Cape Hatteras 2 to 3 feetSouth of Cape Hatteras 1 to 3 feet
- Water temperature
- In the lower 70s
- UV index
- High
Waves at buoy 41025, Diamond Shoals
- Wave height
- 3.0 ft
- Period
- 8 s
- From
- NE (38°)
- Water
- 83 °F
- Read
- Fri 5:50 AM
- Distance
- 27.4 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 5:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | NE (38°) |
| Fri 4:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | NE (47°) |
| Fri 3:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 7 s | N (2°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 6 s | N (7°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 6 s | N (2°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 7 s | N (5°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 6 s | N (4°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | NNE (15°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (103°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | E (87°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 9 s | E (80°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 10 s | ENE (74°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 10 s | E (99°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | E (91°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (120°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 5 s | SW (216°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 10 s | ENE (63°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 10 s | E (99°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 5 s | SSW (205°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 5 s | SW (215°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | SW (226°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 5 s | SW (217°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | SW (224°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 5 s | SW (224°) |
Surf zone forecast
Hatteras Island, including Rodanthe, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras Village, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Issued 4:12 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Today | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | North of Cape Hatteras ModerateSouth of Cape Hatteras Low | North of Cape Hatteras HighSouth of Cape Hatteras High |
| Surf height | North of Cape Hatteras 2 to 3 feetSouth of Cape Hatteras 1 to 3 feet | North of Cape Hatteras 6 to 9 feetSouth of Cape Hatteras 4 to 6 feet |
| Water temperature | In the lower 70s | - |
| UV index | High | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Weather | Mostly sunny | Cloudy. Rain likely |
| High temperature | In the upper 70s | In the upper 60s |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 10 mph, increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon | Windy. Northwest winds around 20 mph, increasing to north around 30 mph in the afternoon |
| Tides | Cape HatterasHigh 3.4 ft, 11:51 AM | Cape HatterasHigh 3.2 ft, 12:46 PM |
Beach
- County
- Dare County
- State
- North Carolina
- Latitude
- 35.4132° N
- Longitude
- 75.4846° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Bald Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/14.7 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
USCG Station HatterasNDBC-HCGN7
At a river or reservoir gauge/18.8 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Avon 1.1 NNENC-DR-89
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/3 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Frisco 2NNEFCON7
At a cooperative observer's station/13.1 mi away/3 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in North Carolina
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Bald Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Beaches near Bald Beach
- Old Lighthouse Beach11 mi
- Rodanthe Public Beach Access13 mi
- Coquina Beach29 mi
- Sand Island52 mi
- Old House Beach53 mi
- Cedar Island Beach54 mi
- The Sands55 mi
- Cape Lookout beach camping58 mi