Sea Temperature — Outer Banks

Is it warm enough to swim at Outer Banks?

At 26.7°C the water is warm — warm and inviting — easy, lingering swimming weather. Sea temperature lags the seasons, so the warmest water at Outer Banksusually comes a month or two after the hottest air, and a cold current or a spell of offshore wind can drop it sharply within a day. This is the surface layer; it's cooler a few metres down.

Outer Banks right now