Overview

Campground Oceanside is the ocean side of the NPS campground on Ocracoke Island. By crossing the dunes from the campground, you access a wild and completely pristine ocean beach. It's the ideal spot for campers who want to combine flat water sessions on the sound side with wave sessions on the ocean side. The beach is wide and exposed to Atlantic swells. Wave conditions are excellent and you'll often have the beach to yourself. The island being ferry-access only, crowds remain low even in peak season.

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Spot forecast for Campground Oceanside / Ocracoke Island

Sunrise 07:14 · Sunset 18:22

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:32 · 0.2 m Low tide 04:16 · 0.2 m High tide 05:52 · 0.2 m Low tide 09:00 · 0.2 m High tide 14:35 · 0.3 m Low tide 21:59 · 0.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:34 · 0.2 m Low tide 05:10 · 0.2 m High tide 06:24 · 0.2 m Low tide 09:51 · 0.2 m High tide 15:29 · 0.3 m Low tide 22:39 · 0.1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:30 · 0.2 m Low tide 10:41 · 0.2 m High tide 16:24 · 0.3 m Low tide 23:15 · 0.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:21 · 0.3 m Low tide 11:31 · 0.1 m High tide 17:18 · 0.3 m Low tide 23:49 · 0.1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 06:09 · 0.3 m Low tide 12:20 · 0.1 m High tide 18:10 · 0.3 m

Campground Oceanside / Ocracoke Island: 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

290h

in August · 25 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in August: 22 rideable days a month and 290 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is January, at 10.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 46% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 11 °C. The wettest month is July, with 289 mm.

Monthly averages: Campground Oceanside / Ocracoke Island

Monthly averages — Campground Oceanside / Ocracoke Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.5	86 h	11 °C	152 mm
February	19.0	168 h	12 °C	40 mm
March	20.5	216 h	15 °C	135 mm
April	15.5	159 h	18 °C	54 mm
May	21.0	204 h	22 °C	117 mm
June	20.0	184 h	25 °C	116 mm
July	19.5	198 h	28 °C	289 mm
August	25.0	290 h	26 °C	252 mm
September	24.5	289 h	24 °C	100 mm
October	22.5	238 h	20 °C	98 mm
November	12.5	118 h	17 °C	69 mm
December	15.5	133 h	13 °C	64 mm

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Technical details of Campground Oceanside / Ocracoke Island spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Atlantic ocean waves with NE to SE swells. Moderate to powerful shore break. Sandy bottom with shifting sandbars. Best conditions in NE to SE side-shore winds. Immense and virtually deserted beach. Possibility of switching from sound side (flat) to ocean side (waves) in a few minutes' walk through the campground.

Hazards

Very isolated beach — limited medical rescue on the island (no hospital). Rip currents possible. Shore break can be violent. Stingrays. Jellyfish in summer. Sharks possible. Ride with a buddy. Very limited cell coverage. Afternoon thunderstorms possible in summer.

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