The Outer Banks Restaurant Association's annual Taste of the Beach food festival is just 3 days away! Choose from more than 40 special events across 20 separate venues running this Friday through Sunday. Get your tickets now (link below) and prepare to savor the rich flavors of the Outer Banks!

https://www.obxtasteofthebeach.com/

Surf's Up -- Another day of solid waves for riding but not much in the way of fish biting so far today. Winds SW at 9 knots. Air temp 63 degrees! Ocean water temp 53. High tides 8:31 a.m. and 8:52 p.m. Low tide 2:36 p.m.

Ocracoke Peeps we love to do fundraisers and festivals. I think it's time for HWY 12 festival/fundraiser ???

So just wanted to give everyone heads up about hwy 12 and the weather forecast. We already have a constant sw wind building and will only increase from the south at 40 to 50 mph late Thursday thru Saturday with 8-11 foot seas and king tides the next 3 days. There will definitely be road closures on the North End, just hopefully a breach in the road doesn't happen but i'm extremely concerned it will. Ocracoke business and visitors be advised and please look for NOAA and ferry division updates over the next several days.