Nags Head Pier Surf Forecast

/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (35.97° N 75.63° W)

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Nags Head Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 08 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 16.4° C
(Which is 3.7°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 Saturday (Nov 08) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nags Head Pier in the next 12 days are 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 10) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 11) at 4AM.

Wave Type	Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	10AM (Sat 8th Nov)	2ft (0.6m) 7s
Best Surf	10AM (Sat 8th Nov)	2ft (0.6m) 7s
Most Powerful	4PM (Mon 10th Nov)	2ft (0.6m) 8s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.
		Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Fri 14
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	6	7	11	10	10	10	10	7	8	7	10	8	9	9	16	16	9	9	9	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	74	36	22	22	21	20	20	17	37	14	8	7	7	8	5	5	8	8	8	8	7
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:14AM 1.44		9:43PM 1.00	10:12AM 1.36		10:44PM 0.96	11:11AM 1.26		11:48PM 0.94	12:12PM 1.17		12:54AM 0.95		1:14PM 1.09	1:57AM 0.98		2:12PM 1.02	2:54AM 1.02		3:05PM 0.98
Low Tide / height (m)	2:40AM 0.01		3:50PM 0.04	3:36AM 0.07		4:48PM 0.10		4:37AM 0.14	5:48PM 0.15		5:43AM 0.21	6:47PM 0.19		6:52AM 0.26		7:43PM 0.21	8:01AM 0.29		8:33PM 0.21	9:03AM 0.29

		Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Fri 14
Sunrise	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-
Sunset	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:55	-	-	4:54

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	3	1	-	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	18	19	19	23	23	20	10	10	6	5	8	9	13	15	14	13	14	12	12	13
Feels °C (?)	18	17	19	18	21	21	18	3	3	-6	-6	-2	-2	3	6	5	4	6	2	2	3

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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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