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Nags Head Pier surf break

Nags Head Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 30 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nags Head Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Nags Head Pier over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (May 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nags Head Pier in the next 12 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 06) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Friday (May 02) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 7th May)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf 2AM (Wed 7th May)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Most Powerful 5AM (Tue 6th May)5.5ft (1.7m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nags Head Pier over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.3
S
0.3
ESE
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.5
SE
1.2
N
1.2
NNE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
ESE
2.1
ENE
2
E
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.4
E
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)89988885855655567777799988867610109988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)22252523222122731460711870745511512122321816064443939641091223613498527535422216212592
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
S
20
SW
10
SW
30
S
30
SW
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
NNW
15
N
30
NNE
20
NE
15
E
35
NNE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
SSW
25
WNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
W
30
NNW
10
NNE
20
W
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
20
NE
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
offcross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.02
10:44PM
1.41
11:13AM
0.97
11:40PM
1.31
12:12PM
0.93
12:39AM
1.21
1:15PM
0.90
1:39AM
1.12
2:21PM
0.91
2:39AM
1.05
3:22PM
0.94
3:36AM
1.00
4:16PM
0.98
4:27AM
0.97
5:02PM
1.03
5:13AM
0.95
5:43PM
1.09
5:55AM
0.94
6:21PM
1.14
6:34AM
0.93
6:58PM
1.19
7:13AM
0.93
7:35PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09PM
0.03
5:20AM
0.07
5:04PM
0.11
6:17AM
0.14
6:04PM
0.18
7:16AM
0.19
7:09PM
0.25
8:15AM
0.23
8:17PM
0.30
9:10AM
0.25
9:23PM
0.32
9:58AM
0.25
10:23PM
0.31
10:40AM
0.24
11:15PM
0.29
11:18AM
0.22
12:01AM
0.26
11:54AM
0.20
12:44AM
0.23
12:30PM
0.19
1:24AM
0.20
1:05PM
0.18
2:04AM
0.19
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise6:11--6:09--6:09--6:07--6:07--6:05--6:05--6:03--6:03--6:01--6:01--6:00--
Sunset-7:47--7:49--7:50--7:51--7:51--7:52--7:52--7:53--7:54--7:55--7:55--7:57-
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Rain (mm)
--6-----1-29------------------------
Temp. °C212522202421232521232415121215151313141414162118141416151617161819161616
Feels °C (?)182422202017202216181915471110667911111813891191014121516151415

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Nags Head Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Nags Head Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Nags Head Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Nags Head Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Nags Head Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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