Overview

Second Turnout is a soundside spot on Hatteras Island, a roadside turnout along NC Highway 12 between Avon and the northern spots. Access is easy with parking right by the road and a few steps to Pamlico Sound. The body of water is vast and shallow, perfect for flat water kitesurfing. The bottom is mainly sandy. It's one of many convenient sound accesses that dot Route 12 along Hatteras Island.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Second Turnout / Hatteras

Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:20

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Second Turnout / Hatteras: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

391h

in March · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 19 °C. It peaks in March, with 391 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 48% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is August, with 284 mm.

Monthly averages: Second Turnout / Hatteras

Monthly averages — Second Turnout / Hatteras — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	322 h	9 °C	59 mm
February	27.5	316 h	10 °C	69 mm
March	31.0	391 h	14 °C	236 mm
April	30.0	398 h	16 °C	35 mm
May	29.5	387 h	21 °C	127 mm
June	28.5	366 h	25 °C	66 mm
July	30.5	389 h	28 °C	201 mm
August	30.5	370 h	26 °C	284 mm
September	27.0	345 h	24 °C	49 mm
October	30.5	363 h	20 °C	78 mm
November	28.5	307 h	17 °C	68 mm
December	31.0	314 h	13 °C	182 mm

Photo gallery of Second Turnout / Hatteras

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Second Turnout / Hatteras spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

On the water

Flat water on Pamlico Sound — ideal conditions for learning and freestyle. Very shallow with sandy bottom. Water is warm in summer (78-86°F). Vast body of water with plenty of space. In SW wind, conditions are perfectly flat.

Hazards

Stingrays in shallow water — do the stingray shuffle. Sea nettles (jellyfish) in summer. Oyster shells possible — water shoes recommended. Proximity to NC Highway 12 — watch for traffic. Violent afternoon thunderstorms possible in summer.

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

EW7670 Rodanthe24.1 kmsource noaa

Readings reserved for Premium members

Readings from EW7670 Rodanthe weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

Hatteras, Mitchell Field20.7 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source noaa
BUXTON16 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source noaa

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Second Turnout / Hatteras

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Caroline du Nord

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

Second Turnout / Hatteras kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot