Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.4° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
N
4
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.8
E
8
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
15
18
12
11
18
26
39
36
28
26
17
14
35
33
32
31
72
33
40
38
43
83
104
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:13AM1.23m
6:33PM1.19m
6:59AM1.29m
7:17PM1.18m
7:41AM1.33m
7:59PM1.15m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.08m
12:30PM0.08m
00:46AM0.05m
1:20PM0.06m
1:27AM0.04m
2:05PM0.05m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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6:36
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6:35
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Temp °C
20
19
19
20
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
Feels °C
21
18
18
19
22
22
22
23
21
21
21
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
18
18
19
19
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