Waves, North Carolina Weather
Waves, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Waves, Dare County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Waves. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Waves is published on the Billy Mitchell Airport (KHSE) page, 40 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Waves have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Waves: Hyde County Airport (K7W6) 44 km · Dare County Regional Airport (KMQI) 44 km · First Flight Airport (KFFA) 53 km
Conditions reported at KHSE describe the airfield itself. Weather 40 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waves specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Waves.
About Waves, North Carolina
Waves rests on a slender strip of land, a narrow bridge between the vast, restless Atlantic and the calm, inland waters of the Currituck Sound. It lies 93.3 miles south-south-east of Virginia Beach, VA (from Virginia Beach, VA: bearing 162°T), and is situated 1.8 miles south of Rodanthe. The air here carries the perpetual tang of salt and the whisper of sea oats that cling tenaciously to the dunes, their feathery heads swaying in the ever-present breeze. The sun, when it breaks through the coastal haze, bleaches the sand to a pale gold, and the light at dusk can paint the western sky in hues of bruised plum and molten amber, a fleeting spectacle before the stars begin to prick the darkening canvas. The landscape is a study in resilience, shaped by wind and water, where the land itself seems to breathe with the rhythm of the tides. This stretch of the Outer Banks, where Waves resides, has a history as fluid as the shifting sands. For centuries, it was a place of passage, a wild frontier for mariners and those seeking refuge. The local economy, historically tied to the bounty of the sea, now thrives on tourism, drawing visitors to its pristine beaches and the allure of coastal living. The legacy of the life-saving stations, vigilant guardians against the treacherous shoals, still echoes in the stoic character of the place, a quiet testament to human endurance against the formidable power of nature. The very essence of Waves is woven into this enduring connection to the ocean, a constant dialogue between the land and the boundless water.
Live animated radar for Waves and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Waves, Dare County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.566847°N, 75.468491°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27982 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waves, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waves, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Waves includes coordinates 35.566847°N, 75.468491°W, situated in Dare County. ZIP code 27982. Telephone area code: 919, 984. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
