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Ramp 30 / Hatteras kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United States · Caroline du Nord

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 35.44 | -75.48

Overview

Ramp 30 is a National Park Service 4WD beach access ramp north of Avon on Hatteras Island. This ramp is one of the last ORV accesses before reaching Avon village from the north. The beach is wild and part of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Ramp 30 offers a section of ocean beach with good wave kiting conditions. ORV permit required for vehicle access.

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Spot forecast for Ramp 30 / Hatteras

Sunrise 07:12 · Sunset 18:20

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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 4.3 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now03:100.9 m08:490.4 m15:221 m22:030.4 m04:020.9 m09:550.4 m16:121 m22:380.3 m04:451 m10:540.3 m16:591 m23:130.3 m05:271.1 m11:460.3 m17:441.1 m23:490.2 m06:091.2 m12:340.2 m18:291.1 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.1 m

Ramp 30 / 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

307h

in September · 25.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are September, August and October, at 25 rideable days and 23 °C. The low point is January, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 9 rideable days9 d J February: 21 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 17.5 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 14 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 9 rideable days9 d J February: 21 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 17.5 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 14 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 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 380 mm.

Monthly averages: Ramp 30 / Hatteras
Monthly averages — Ramp 30 / 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 9.0 76 h 9 °C 63 mm
February 21.0 176 h 10 °C 58 mm
March 21.5 214 h 14 °C 232 mm
April 18.0 176 h 16 °C 84 mm
May 21.0 223 h 21 °C 110 mm
June 17.5 158 h 25 °C 77 mm
July 21.5 194 h 27 °C 186 mm
August 25.0 282 h 26 °C 380 mm
September 25.5 307 h 23 °C 52 mm
October 23.5 246 h 20 °C 64 mm
November 13.0 123 h 17 °C 62 mm
December 14.0 127 h 12 °C 146 mm

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Technical details of Ramp 30 / Hatteras spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Atlantic ocean waves. Variable shore break. Sandy bottom with shifting sandbars. Good wave conditions in NE to SE winds. Uncrowded beach section north of Avon. Beach is wide at low tide.

Hazards

4WD access — ORV permit required. Rip currents possible. Shore break can be powerful. Stingrays. Jellyfish in summer. Afternoon thunderstorms with lightning possible in summer.

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