Nags Head Pier surf break

Nags Head Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 24 Nov 2025 EST
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 4.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nags Head Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Nags Head Pier at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (24 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (24 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Nags Head Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.3
E
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)556666699994456977999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333433292918181414141419364477155739766492828
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
1.15
10:03PM
0.85
10:20AM
1.12
10:54PM
0.87
11:08AM
1.10
11:49PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
0.25
3:48AM
0.28
4:57PM
0.24
4:41AM
0.30
5:43PM
0.22
5:40AM
0.30
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50
Sunset--4:50-------4:50-------4:49-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----11----
Temp. °C13121212131415171919202020202020212322202014119
Feels °C (?)87781011121315151716171717181820201919832
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