Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 39 | 59 | 46 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28PM1.33m | 8:56AM1.03m | 9:22PM1.30m | 9:52AM1.04m | 10:16PM1.24m | 10:47AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM-0.13m | 3:06AM-0.12m | 3:00PM-0.13m | 3:57AM-0.12m | 3:57PM-0.10m | 4:49AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
24 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | SE 7 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 16 | E 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 14 |
7 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | — | E 16 | — | — | N 5 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 5 | E 5 | E 15 | E 14 | E 5 |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 41 | 39 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 185 | 185 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1290 | 1162 | 690 | 502 | 226 | 122 | 122 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 653 | 661 | 690 | 690 | 866 | 866 | 2864 |
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