Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 0 | 57 | 19 | 20 | 171 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 50 | 47 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 40 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:06AM0.83m | 2:46PM1.04m | 3:02AM0.80m | 3:42PM1.03m | 3:59AM0.79m | 4:36PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.13m | 9:24PM0.21m | 9:04AM0.17m | 10:22PM0.23m | 9:58AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | — | 57 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 32 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 53 | 43 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | S 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 54 | 74 | 42 | 159 | 102 | 171 | 166 | 69 | 46 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 47 | 31 | 58 | 50 | 44 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 40 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 272 | 690 | 648 | 104 | 104 | 60 | 105 | 104 | 28 | 104 | 28 | 0 | 167 | 60 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 60 | 39 | 185 | 74 |
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