Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
23.8°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (05 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 21°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
78
68
36
78
49
73
90
96
85
78
47
37
29
23
16
11
10
7
7
5
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:48PM1.18m
4:23AM1.07m
4:51PM1.19m
5:22AM1.15m
5:45PM1.19m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.21m
10:22PM0.18m
10:34AM0.17m
11:16PM0.12m
11:36AM0.12m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
20
20
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
18
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