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High surf advisories and coastal flood warnings, Virginia Beach to Carteret CountyVirginia Beach, Va. · Currituck, Dare, Hyde & Carteret Cos., N.C.Surf 8–14 ft to Thu morning; flooding 1–4 ft to Tuechecked Oct 18
Conditions described here were accurate only as of the date shown and may have changed. This is not a substitute for current official information from the agency with jurisdiction. See the full notice. Full notice.
Outer Banks Surf Stays Big Into Thursday
The high surf from this storm is now forecast to last into Thursday morning, October 22: 9 to 14 feet on Hatteras Island, 9 to 12 feet on the Northern Outer Banks, 8 to 14 feet at Virginia Beach and eastern Currituck, 8 to 10 feet on the Core Banks and 6 to 9 feet on Ocracoke. Coastal flood warnings on Hatteras and Ocracoke run until 5 p.m. Tuesday. Hatteras Island is closed to visitors in any case; elsewhere, this is surf for experienced surfers only, with dangerous rip currents and strong longshore currents.
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