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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 EST
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Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
3.0° C
 (Which is 12.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (17 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)101011111111111111111213131313121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)559492487427353366313319259268308345350339285271213213210195192147140100
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
0.99
7:39AM
1.09
7:59PM
1.05
8:19AM
1.07
8:41PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
-0.06
1:32AM
-0.09
1:59PM
-0.09
2:16AM
-0.10
2:36PM
-0.11
3:01AM
-0.10
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:45-------6:43
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:46-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C3711121212121417181818161616161514141516161616
Feels °C (?)-13678781113131214121315151512121313131313
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