Nags Head Pier surf break

Nags Head Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 Oct 2025 EDT
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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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Nags Head Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Nags Head Pier at 1PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
3
E
4
E
4
ESE
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.4
E
Period(s) (?)8887888888899910111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77055446442638537540844245350361276997716693050391624232070200318651577127611701363
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
E
45
ENE
50
ENE
70
NE
50
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.43
10:58PM
1.03
11:26AM
1.37
11:55PM
0.97
12:26PM
1.28
12:59AM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
-0.00
5:03PM
0.02
4:52AM
0.05
6:01PM
0.09
5:50AM
0.12
7:03PM
0.16
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-7:03-------7:05-------7:05------
Sunset----6:34-------6:31-------6:30---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1---14677522-----1
Temp. °C181819202021212122222221202020212222232323222221
Feels °C (?)10111114151617161818181714139152324262423232322
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Nags Head Pier (light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 080 degs) at Kill Devil Hills Airport 6 km from Nags Head Pier). A 2.0m swell from the ENE

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Actual: 57 min ago

19 km/h
NE
Cross-On
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