Emerald Isle Water Temps for April 2024
Again, despite the weather ups-and-downs, water temps were again above normal and for the first time this year both surf and sound averaged above 60° as temps increased throughout the month. Surf ranged from a Low of 60° to a High of 68° (8° range) and averaging 64.2° +/- 2.8. Bogue Sound had a very wide range from a low 58° to a high of 75° (17° range…WOW) averaging 66.5° +/-4.5°. Surf temps are blue diamonds (with a positive slope of + 0.29°/day), sound are red squares.
Emerald Isle Water Temps for March 2024
March was very wet month and although some roller-coastering, in a month where we normally see a BIG rise in spring water temps, the curve was essentially FLAT! Surf ranged from a high of 61° to a low of 56° (range of only 5°) and averaging 58.5° +/- 1.5. Bogue Sound had a range from a high 65° to a low of 54° averaging 59.5° +/-3.2°. Surf temps are blue diamonds (slope essentially zero), sound are red squares.
Emerald Isle Water Temps for January 2024
As has been the case all year, although a lot of cold front/warm front swings, temps were again above normal for the month. Surf ranged from a high of 59° to a low of 49° (10° range) and averaging 55.6° +/- 2.5. Bogue Sound had a very wide range from a high 61° to a low of 39° (22° range…WOW) averaging 51.3° +/-4.9°. Surf temps are blue diamonds (slightly negative slope of -0.12°/day), sound are red squares.
Emerald Isle Water Temps for December 2023
Like October and November, December is a usually a month of falling temperatures (-6°), however although a bit of rollercoastering, the plot was flat, i.e. horizontal slope of essentially zero. And as has been the case all year, above normal for the month. Surf ranged from a high of 64° to a low of 53° (11° range) and averaging 57.7° +/- 3.1° (normal is 55°), interestingly starting and finishing at 59°. Bogue sound ranged from 62° to 47° (15° range) averaging 54.0° +/-4.4°. Surf temps are blue diamonds (slope of near zero°/day), sound red squares.
Emerald Isle Water Temps for November 2023
Like October, November is a month if change, that is cooling and shorter days.We are now under 10 hours of daylight and had several cold fronts wander through.Surf ranged from a high of 68° to a low of 58° (10° drop) and averaging 63.8°+/- 2.5° and sound ranged from 68° to 50° (18° drop) averaging 59.6° +/-4.5°. Surf temps are blue diamonds (slope of -0.21°/day), sound red squares.
Emerald Isle Water Temps for October 2023
October is a month if change, that is cooling and shorter days.Temps started in the mid to upper 70s and after a couple cold fronts dropped rapidly int the lower and mid 60s followed by a bit of as rebound. Surf ranged from a high of 77° to a low of 67° (10° drop) and averaging 71.3°+/- 2.7° and sound ranged from 78° to 63° (15° drop) averaging 69.1° +/-3.8°. Surf temps are blue diamonds, sound red squares.
Although August’s temps were still above normal, as usual for July and August as well, they were pretty flat with not much variation between high and low. Surf ranged from a high of 86° to a low of 83° and averaging 84.1°+/- 0.8° and sound ranged from 89° to 80° averaging 84.6° +/- 2.3°. By the way, get ready for the first mullet blow which is usually the last week of August or first week of September with the surf temp averaging 81°. We had a “scout”mullet run on 8/25/23, so it will be soon. Surf temps are blue diamonds, sound red squares.
Although July’s temps were still above normal, as usual for July and August as well, they were pretty flat with not much variation between high and low. Surf ranged from a high of 87° to a low of 81° and averaging 83.8°+/- 1.5° and sound ranged from 89° to 84° averaging 85.8° +/- 1.3°. We often don’t hit 84 and if we do it’s not until mid to late August. By the way, get ready for the first mullet blow which is usually the last week of August or first week of September with the surf temp averaging 81°. Surf temps are blue diamonds, sound red squares.
Emerald Isle Water Temps for June 2023
Wild month started low then kept increasing rapidly throughout the month. Surf temps had a slope of nearly 0.4°/day increase in temps. with surf hitting 82° and sound at 86° by the end of the month. The surf temps ranged from a low of 72° to a high of 83° with an average of 76.8° +/- 3.5°. We often don’t hit 84° and if we do it’s not until mid to late August. The sound had a low of 70° and a high of 86°, a large 16° differential, with an average of 79.3° +/- 4.3°. Surf temps are blue diamonds, sound red squares.
Water temps continued to hold above normal like they have much of last year and now in 2023. March temps bounced around all month but ended up basically flat again, during a month where we usually see a big rise. Why? The weather was erratic through the month. The surf temps ranged from a low of 55° to a high of 62° with an average of 58.9° +/-2.1°. The sound had a low of 48° and a high of 68° with an average of 59.4° +/- 4.9° with a range of 20 degrees during the month. Surf temps are blue diamonds, sound red squares.
