Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
25.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
11
18
14
27
27
28
12
44
17
18
12
12
17
23
24
51
82
65
41
27
20
19
37
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
SW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22PM1.30m
9:52AM1.04m
10:16PM1.24m
10:47AM1.05m
11:10PM1.16m
11:43AM1.04m
Low Tide
3:00PM-0.13m
3:57AM-0.12m
3:57PM-0.10m
4:49AM-0.11m
4:56PM-0.06m
5:39AM-0.08m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:21
8:21
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
22
23
22
23
25
26
27
25
25
25
24
27
31
32
29
28
26
24
24
25
26
Feels °C
24
23
22
24
25
21
22
27
25
26
24
25
25
22
26
29
30
27
27
23
22
24
26
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
8
11
18
14
27
27
28
12
2
1
18
12
12
17
23
24
51
82
65
41
27
20
19
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
S
4
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
8
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
16
16
16
16
15
1
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
6
6
1
7
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
SW
2
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
4
5
2
1
44
17
18
13
10
11
8
8
22
43
46
20
13
28
9
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
32
32
60
60
32
1279
32
241
1739
1739
866
1290
999
1861
866
825
226
274
0
263
105
119
32
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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