Cape Hatteras National Seashore posts beach conditions update for Monday morning

Published 12:10 pm Monday, September 21, 2020

By Staff Reports

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Looking west from Ramp 49 on Hatteras Island. Courtesy CHNS

Visitors walking on Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Beach on Hatteras Island. Courtesy CHNS

North end of Ocracoke Island. Courtesy CHNS

Photo taken off Old Lighthouse Road in Buxton. Courtesy CHNS

Ramp 30 sunrise. Courtesy CHNS

Looking south from Ramp 30 on Hatteras Island. Courtesy CHNS

Flooding between the South Beach Road parking area and South Beach on Hatteras Island. Courtesy CHNS

Large overwash area approximately 0.65 miles south of Ramp 72 on Ocracoke Island. Courtesy CHNS

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore posted a Seashore Beach Conditions Update around 11 a.m. on Monday, September 21, 2020.

The update noted that:

– Most beach areas remain inaccessible.
– Driving on the beach is not recommended until conditions improve.
– Walking on some areas of the beach will prove difficult as the sand is very soft from being wet for so long.
– Life-threatening rip currents are forecast along all Outer Banks beaches.

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CHNS stated that the photos accompanying the update were taken ahead of Monday morning’s high tide.

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