Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nags Head Pier today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nags Head Pier at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nags Head Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 37 | 85 | 205 | 261 | 262 | 250 | 250 | 220 | 193 | 167 | 140 | 116 | 92 | 89 | 67 | 52 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.41m | 6:52AM1.01m | 7:29PM1.43m | 7:52AM1.04m | 8:26PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.02m | 1:03AM0.08m | 12:51PM-0.00m | 2:01AM0.06m | 1:51PM-0.01m | 2:56AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:19 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 23 | 37 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 28 | 85 | 205 | 261 | 262 | 250 | 250 | 220 | 193 | 167 | 140 | 116 | 92 | 89 | 67 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 245 | 1410 | 364 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 172 | 170 | 170 | 174 | 170 | 189 | 172 | 217 | 896 | 494 | 111 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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