Predicting Surf on the Outer Banks with the Surfline Forecast Team

Join us for the October 2025 installment of the “Science on the Sound” Lecture Series at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus. This monthly, in-person lecture series brings perspectives from all over the state and highlights coastal topics in northeastern North Carolina. This month, Kurt Korte, VP of Forecasting, Rob Mitstifer, Forecast Data Lead and Tim Kent, Lead Forecaster from Surfline will present "Predicting Surf on the Outer Banks with the Surfline Forecast Team". The program will take place at 6 PM on October 16, 2025, at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus.

Surfline is a surf forecasting and media company that provides real-time ocean and wave conditions, surf reports, and surf forecasts for beaches and surf spots worldwide. During the program, Surfline Forecasters Kurt Korte, Rob Mitstifer and Tim Kent will discuss the basics of surf forecasting and why the Outer Banks is such a unique surf destination. The program will discuss the tools they use to make forecasts and dive into the technology that Surfline uses to observe and predict the surf not only here, but around the world.

The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend.