Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
52
65
67
69
82
67
67
77
78
58
71
83
82
106
116
98
72
57
70
25
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
0
NW
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39PM1.19m
3:15AM1.00m
3:48PM1.18m
4:23AM1.07m
4:51PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.22m
9:22PM0.22m
9:24AM0.21m
10:22PM0.18m
10:34AM0.17m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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6:42
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6:39
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6:38
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 mm
3
2
2
1
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Temp °C
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
25
27
27
24
21
21
20
18
18
18
16
14
15
16
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
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