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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 7 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2025 EDT
How big are the waves at Nags Head Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Nags Head Pier at 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nags Head Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2958 | 2762 | 3141 | 2554 | 3619 | 1739 | 1591 | 1448 | 2340 | 1287 | 1159 | 1151 | 1190 | 1177 | 1089 | 1093 | 1139 | 1216 | 1162 | 1184 | 1029 | 983 | 689 | 804 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:04PM 1.22 | 7:25AM 1.02 | 7:52PM 1.21 | 8:12AM 1.07 | 8:36PM 1.18 | 8:55AM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:28AM 0.17 | 1:28PM 0.12 | 2:11AM 0.15 | 2:18PM 0.11 | 2:50AM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North
Still cross-shore at Nags Head Pier (light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs) at Kill Devil Hills Airport 6 km from Nags Head Pier). 4.0m 12s groundswell from the ENE with a 3.7m 12s groundswell, also from the ENE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 42 min ago
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