Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
25.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
47
47
47
47
47
46
31
30
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
14
14
14
14
15
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16AM0.95m
10:24PM1.06m
10:55AM0.98m
11:04PM1.03m
11:38AM1.01m
11:48PM0.99m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.15m
4:54AM0.09m
5:04PM0.16m
5:30AM0.09m
5:53PM0.17m
6:10AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
29
28
27
26
25
25
27
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
30
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
28
26
27
28
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
27
26
47
47
47
47
47
46
31
30
25
24
24
6
23
23
23
23
14
14
14
14
15
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
S
3
0.1
N
5
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
17
17
1
1
24
2
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
2
5
6
5
3
1
1
4
12
19
2
6
1
1
5
9
9
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
1034
1034
438
104
28
28
28
612
1923
473
1287
404
32
551
866
1846
1194
1923
2742
431
856
651
435
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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