Overview

Access 59 is a numbered soundside access on Hatteras Island, in the area between Avon and Buxton. Numbered accesses correspond to Pamlico Sound access points along NC-12 (the main road of Hatteras Island). This spot offers typical soundside conditions for the area — flat water, shallow water, 360° exposure.

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Spot forecast for Access 59 / 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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Access 59 / 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

350h

in March · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 21 °C. It peaks in March, with 350 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is March, with 338 mm.

Monthly averages: Access 59 / Hatteras

Monthly averages — Access 59 / 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	28.0	287 h	10 °C	50 mm
February	25.0	279 h	13 °C	69 mm
March	30.5	350 h	17 °C	338 mm
April	30.0	374 h	21 °C	45 mm
May	29.0	324 h	25 °C	171 mm
June	27.0	282 h	29 °C	20 mm
July	24.0	284 h	30 °C	145 mm
August	29.0	302 h	28 °C	181 mm
September	26.5	307 h	26 °C	139 mm
October	29.5	333 h	22 °C	77 mm
November	28.0	275 h	18 °C	63 mm
December	29.5	268 h	13 °C	184 mm

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Technical details of Access 59 / Hatteras spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Shallow Pamlico Sound waters. Sandy and muddy bottom. Flat water. Identical conditions to neighboring soundside spots.

Hazards

Stingrays. Jellyfish in summer. Thunderstorms and lightning. Sharp shells. Access from NC-12 road.

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