Seagull Says: The Weekend’s Here. Act Like It

🌊 TODAY’S TIDE (Weather + Surf Report)

• 🌞Weather

  Partly cloudy this morning with a 36% chance the skies pull a fast one and serve up a few afternoon showers. High of 81°, with a SSW breeze around 9 mph—just enough to turn your beach umbrella into a small aircraft. Humidity’s clinging at 82%, which is cute if you’re into that wet-sock feeling.

  Tonight? Overcast with a low of 74° and humidity at 90%, which basically means the air will be sweating right alongside you. Winds keep whispering in from the SW at 5–10 mph.

  Weekend Peek:
  Saturday’s playing the thunderstorm maybe-card (60% chance), while Sunday keeps it steamy with scattered showers and a high around 80°. If you’ve got outdoor plans, maybe keep a backup option that involves snacks and shelter.

• 🏄‍♂️ Surf Report
  The ocean’s giving lake energy today—calm, pretty, and not particularly interested in entertaining you. Surf’s knee-high at best this Friday, with semi-clean lines around midday and a little texture creeping in later thanks to some SSE/SE onshore winds. It’s great beach weather, but don’t expect to paddle into glory. More like... float into mild contentment.

  Looking ahead:
  Saturday and Sunday aren’t stirring up much either—minimal traces both days, with maybe a smidge of texture showing up late Sunday if the wind cooperates. In other words, perfect conditions for pretending you totally meant to just work on your tan.

📰 HEADLINES + CHATTER

The news is real. The commentary? Pure sandbar gossip.

• 🎣 Captain Jack Hangs Up the Badge, Officially, and Picks Up a Rod
  After 25+ years of keeping Hatteras in line (mostly), Capt. Jack Scarborough is officially 10-42 from the Dare County Sheriff’s Office. But don’t worry—he’s not drifting too far. He’s trading his patrol car for a fishing boat, launching Blue Line Charters out of Oden’s Dock. If you see a guy reeling in dinner with quiet authority, yeah, that’s him. Tight lines, Captain Jack—thanks for the calm, the leadership, and for never tasing a tourist (that we know of).

• 🪶 Shorebirds Declining—and Frankly, We’re Offended
  According to Audubon’s latest report, shorebirds are facing major declines along the coast. You read that right: our cousins are disappearing. Habitat loss, rising sea levels, and plastic nonsense are to blame. Seagulls, oystercatchers, plovers—we're all tired. Please stop chasing us, feeding us trash, or trying to get selfies mid-nesting. We’re trying to survive out here while also running this newsletter.

• 🌊 Buxton Beach Reopens After Major Cleanup
  The section of Buxton Beach that’s been closed since September (you know, the one with mystery pipes and Eau de Jet Fuel) is finally back open. The Army Corps of Engineers removed over 4,500 cubic yards of petroleum-impacted soil, miles of pipe, and enough concrete to build a new boardwalk. So yes, you can return to sunbathing—but maybe skip the digging for clams just yet.

• 🚨 WEEKEND PSA: The Tourists Are Coming
  Like clockwork, the weekend rolls in, and so do the crowds. Look, we get it—tourists can be loud, lost, and convinced the beach is their personal ashtray. But let’s remember: they also keep our restaurants open and our rent somewhat payable. If you truly hate the traffic and tan lines, there are plenty of inland towns without sea breezes or sunsets. We hear Asheville’s nice.

🎟️ WEEKEND EVENTS

Because your beach towel deserves a social life, too.

📍THE BEAK OF APPROVAL

🍩Donutz on a Stick – Sugar, Sass, and a 6-Foot Duck

Located right on the Duck Boardwalk, this place is what happens when a dessert shop drinks an energy drink and says yes to everything. Warm donuts on a stick with 35 toppings? Yes. Twisted soft serve? Absolutely. Flavored milks, chalkboard walls, and a 6-foot duck mascot? You bet your sticky fingers.

📍1216 Duck Road, Duck

Bonus: It’s the only spot where you can eat like a kid, act like a kid, and then blame the sugar for whatever happens next.

🚨 CRIME + SAFETY CORNER

The drama is real, the puns are questionable, and the crabs are everywhere.

• 🦀 I-64 Closed by a Crab-Tastrophe
  In case your Thursday felt chaotic, just know a van full of live blue crabs flipped on I-64, sending buckets—and crustaceans—across the highway. Yes, really. Crews got it cleaned up in about an hour, but not before someone at the sheriff’s office went full dad-joke and declared the incident a “crab-tastrophe.” The crabs are expected to release a tell-all soon.

• 🚗 Routine Stop, Not-So-Routine Contents
  A traffic stop on June 11 in Dare County turned into a whole pharmacy moment. After a vehicle search, deputies found cocaine, marijuana, and ecstasy. The driver, a 41-year-old from Elizabeth City, was charged with multiple felonies and a secured bond of $30,000. Moral of the story: If you’re carrying a controlled substance buffet, maybe follow the speed limit.

• 🚿 Utility Work Goes Off the Deep End
  In Duck, officers responded to a water leak caused by utility work gone sideways. They shut off the flow before things got pool-party level and let the homeowner know they’d be hearing from the contractor (and probably their insurance). Just a friendly reminder: call before you dig... or drown.

• 🦶Trailer vs. Toe: Not a Fair Fight
  A juvenile’s foot met the wrong end of a moving trailer and lost. Officers filed a crash report, and the child was taken to urgent care. No major injuries reported—just a bruised foot and probably an even more bruised weekend plan.

⛱️ VACAY OR STAY

🏡 FOR SALE: Waterfront(ish) Rambler with Room to Roam

This 4-bed, 3-bath ranch in Moyock’s Tulls Bay Acres is giving cozy meets corner-lot confidence. Just a stone’s throw from water access (bring your boat dreams), this place has custom wood cabinets, a garage big enough for hobbies you’ll swear you’re starting soon, and a backyard begging for a hammock or five. Oh, and it was rebuilt from the studs up in 2008—so yes, it’s vintage and refreshed.

📍103 Meiggs Dr, Moyock | $449,900

Bonus: Storage closets everywhere. Like, everywhere. You could lose a seasonal wardrobe in this place and not find it ‘til Christmas.

🌊 VACAY: Coinjock Cottage – Rockers, Retro Games & River Views

This 80-year-old charmer near the Intracoastal Waterway is part vintage vibes, part game room glory. With water views, a fire pit, and a screened-in porch made for sipping something strong, this place is built for slowing down on purpose. Inside? A full kitchen, smart TVs, and a living room that overlooks the boats cruising by. Outside? You're steps from Coinjock Marina and dangerously close to live music and fried seafood.

📍Coinjock Cottage | Coinjock, NC

Bonus: The game room is basically a mini arcade with pool, darts, Pac-Man, and putting holes. If your family gets bored here, that’s on them.

🕵️‍♀️ HEARD AROUND, IN, OVER, or UNDER THE DUNES

People keep asking if we’re joking. We wish we were. But nope—this is just OBX life: salty, slightly chaotic, and always under seagull surveillance.

• 🚫 A tourist asked if ‘Duck Crossing’ signs were real or just part of the branding. Hard to say. But if one waddles in front of you, yield—or face the wrath of the locals and the ducks.

• 🌊 “I thought the sound was just a calm part of the ocean.” Sir, that’s a body of water. Not a personality trait.

🔗 QUICK LINKS

• ⛴️Ferry Schedule – You can’t teleport to the Outer Banks (yet), so here’s how to float your way here the old-fashioned way.

• 🐾OBX SPCA Pet of the Week (more like every 10 days): Zeus, the cat, though he appears to be eating well, could use a fur-ever home to have more play time and extra lovin’! Sidenote from Zeus, he prefers a home with a well-stocked pantry. 😽

• 🌊Live Surf Cams – For “checking the surf,” but really just spying on beach traffic and seeing who already claimed your favorite spot.

• 💬Submit a Tip or Event – Got a hot lead, weird sighting, or something the seagulls should be squawking about? Slide it our way.

🧂FINAL PEEP FROM THE PERCH

It’s Father’s Day weekend, so hug your dad, grill something unnecessarily large, and resist the urge to explain how to use the remote—again. Whether you’re celebrating with fishing rods, flat jokes, or just some peace and quiet, give the father figures their moment. Even if they’re just here for the snacks and weather updates.

See you Monday, unless we get distracted by a lawn chair sale or a good breeze.

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