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Nags Head Pier surf break

Nags Head Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 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
8.4° C
 (Which is 7.3°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 2AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.7
SSE
1
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.8
SSE
0.1
E
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
1.5
NNW
0.3
SE
1.4
NNW
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)447775455510108108868666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10755529357810310622025735011010871646934
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
NNE
15
NNW
40
NW
50
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
1.07
12:42PM
0.94
1:23AM
1.07
1:28PM
0.88
2:11AM
1.07
2:15PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.29
6:52PM
0.21
7:41AM
0.33
7:34PM
0.24
8:34AM
0.35
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-
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cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1731---------
Temp. °C2020201919212120191919201098852101235
Feels °C (?)18191919191918151414151755-2-4-5-9-8-7-5-200
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