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Nags Head Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Nags Head Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nags Head Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nags Head Pier sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nags Head Pier today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Nags Head Pier at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Nags Head Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
34 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 50 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 125 | 172 | 161 | 200 | 297 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.19m | 6:36AM0.89m | 7:03PM1.21m | 7:17AM0.88m | 7:43PM1.22m | 7:58AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.19m | 00:52AM0.23m | 12:28PM0.18m | 1:33AM0.22m | 1:07PM0.19m | 2:15AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:12 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | — | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 50 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 125 | 172 | 161 | 200 | 297 | 313 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 189 | 170 | 298 | 298 | 170 | 170 | 516 | 174 | 1056 | 762 | 651 | 504 | 600 | 438 | 438 | 651 | 830 | 762 | 754 | 541 | 334 | 127 | 127 |
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