The report · Hatteras Island · Kite · July · 6 pages

WindChaserSpot report

North Carolina, United States

Hatteras Island

KiteJuly

57% of July days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

July sits outside the best months here. This report carries the record for July as it is, and no direction or session norm, because there is none to quote. Section 02 shows the year-by-year spread; section 06 shows which months to come instead.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windrecord only02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Per-launch notesno data05Power lines, shells & rips06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
25 Sep 2026Record
2023 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, ECCC HRDPS Continental 2.5 kmNormals
2023 to 2026
Four Julys
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Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite837983807358575566717977Windsurf767374737055554459697271Wing837983807358575566717977

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, July

Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

Not drawn: 10% of daylight hours under 4 kt.

When in the day, July

Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour.

8am
9
10
11
12pm
1pm
2
3
4
5
6pm

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

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July's own records

The month's own figures from four Julys in the record, 2023 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days18 of 31Four Julys in the record
DirectionNo single prevailing direction
Wind, rideable hours16 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air27.2°CMaximum
Waves1.0 m15% of days run big
Hours over 12 kt5.8 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeJune58%17 rideable days in 30
Your monthJuly57%18 rideable days in 31
AfterAugust55%17 rideable days in 31

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

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Full stays, schools & kit

Stays

Watermen’s RetreatResort · WavesWaterfront suites, a cottage and cabanas, with rinse and storage for kit.
Kite Club HatterasKite lodge · AvonKite school guesthouse in Avon with private and shared rooms on a canal to Pamlico Sound and boat support for guests. Week-long camps bundle seven nights with three days of private lessons.
Island Creek HomesHouses · Behind Ocean Air SportsThree- and four-bedroom houses on the sound behind Ocean Air Sports, built for windsurfing and kiting, with gear storage on the ground floor.
High Wind Daze, Pamlico Point CondosApartment · Next to Ocean Air SportsTop-floor two-bedroom condo over the sound and the creek, next door to Ocean Air Sports, with a pool in summer. Launch at the shop across the lawn.

Lessons

REAL WatersportsSchool · Kite · WingKite, wing, surf and foil lessons at Waves, on the sound.
Ocean Air SportsSchool · Kite · Wing · WindsurfLessons on the sound at Avon, with shallow water behind the shop.
Kite Club HatterasSchool · Kite · IKO · AvonKite and foil lessons at every level, IKO certification courses and week-long camps from a base in Avon, with boat support on the sound.

Kit

REAL WatersportsRental · Kite, surf, wing and foil rental and a retail shop.
Ocean Air SportsRental · Kite · Wing · WindsurfWindsurf, kite, wing, kayak and SUP rental.

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

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Per-launch notes

Canadian Hole
Low—Mid—High—

Sound side. No tide windows yet.

Kite Point
Low—Mid—High—

Sound side. No tide windows yet.

Salvo Day Use Area
Low—Mid—High—

Sound side. No tide windows yet.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

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Power lines, shells & rips

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Power linesWatch for overhead obstacles such as power lines near the road. At Kite Point the power lines run close to the launching and landing spot.
ShellsSharp shells lie in the water and on some beaches. Wear boots.
Ocean sideThere are no safety boats on the ocean side. Strong rip currents form there. Ride the ocean only if you can handle surf without help.
Emergencies and lifeguardsIn an emergency call 911. Lifeguards staff five beaches from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Check the NOAA rip current forecast before you go out.
Docks at the SlickDocks and pilings around the Slick are growing in number. Keep clear of them.
Shells, docks and pilings

Sharp shells lie in the water and on some beaches: wear boots. Docks and pilings around the Slick are growing in number. The sound is knee to waist deep across most of its width, so a fall lands in shallow water.

Power lines and the ocean side

Power lines run near the road, and at Kite Point they are close to the launching and landing spot. On the ocean side there are no safety boats and strong rip currents form. In an emergency call 911.

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Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportNorfolk (ORF)Norfolk International. Less than 3 hours’ drive to Avon, per a spot guide.
SeasonNovember to AprilThe months the record shows the most rideable days. March is the pick. Spot guides put the kite season from April to October.
Getting aroundCarA vehicle is essential, per a spot guide. The shops are on Highway 12.
What to pack
SoundKnee to waist deep. Semi-flat to small chop across most of the Pamlico Sound, per a spot guide.BottomSand and shells. Sharp shells in the water and on some beaches. Wear boots.Water9 to 21°C. October to April, from compiled research, not measured. A 5/4 with hood and gloves from December to March.LaunchMatch the wind. The sound for flat water, the ocean side for waves in a north-easter.KitRent. REAL Watersports and Ocean Air Sports rent kit.
Kite sizes for July

July has no session mean to size from, so no sizes are given.

JFMAMJJASOND

Best months, Kite. Record.

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Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesRecordCounted at 12 kt for three daylight hours from gem_hrdps_continental at 2.5 km, cell 1.26 km from the spot, April 2023 to September 2026, 3 to 4 years a month, no station correction.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesRecordCounted at 13 kt (Windsurf) and 12 kt (Wing) from the same series, by the same rule as the Kite share.
01Direction, strength, when it blowsWrittenDirection from spot guides (REAL Watersports, Mackite). Strength and time of day read from the record.
02The month’s recordsRecordThree to four years a month. No station check has shipped.
03Stays, schools and kitWrittenChecked on each business’s own website or a named rider source, most recently on 27 September 2026. Price bands only where a price is published.
04Tide windowsMissingNo tide source in the pipeline. The section renders its empty state.
05Hazards, power lines, shells, ripsWrittenLaunch sites, power lines, 911 and lifeguards from the National Park Service. Shells, docks and the ocean side from spot guides, not surveyed.
06Airports, access, packing, kite sizesWrittenDrive time from a spot guide. Water temperature from compiled research, not measured. Sizes derived from the session mean.
MapsMissingNo drawn maps for this spot. No surveyed coordinates for the launches.

The record

Hourly wind, 2023 to 2026, from ECCC HRDPS Continental via Open-Meteo: a 2.5 km grid, read at the cell 1.3 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over three to four years.

What we could not source for Hatteras Island

Crowds by month: no count exists for Hatteras yet. A water quality classification, and a first-hand reading of the local vibe. Tide tables and per-launch tide windows. A station check on the wind record. Surveyed launch coordinates, and a wing launch named by the Park Service. A measured water temperature. A licensed photograph.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Compiled by WindChaser, 25 Sep 2026. Hero photograph on the spot page by Shane Ashby, Google Maps. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.10; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

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