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Typical April weather

Outer Banks

North Carolina · April

Sunny and sharp, with the whole beach still empty.

68° days
51° nights

about 5 rainy days · 13 hours of daylight · ocean 64°

What to pack

What April feels like

The charter fleet out of Oregon Inlet starts running consistently in April and the yellowfin bite gets serious. The sand warms up long before the water does, so the beach works beautifully and the swimming does not.

Expect about 5 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around.

Can you swim?

The ocean runs about 64° — cold — a quick dip takes resolve.

The numbers

Typical high68°
Typical low51°
Days with real rain5
Total rain2.9 in
Water temperature64°
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)6:28 am / 7:35 pm

How April compares

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