
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 59 | 60 | 76 | 148 | 152 | 18 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 31 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:06AM0.83m | 2:46PM1.04m | 3:02AM0.80m | 3:42PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.18m | 8:12AM0.13m | 9:24PM0.21m | 9:04AM0.17m | 10:22PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 59 | 60 | 76 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | N 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
46 | 115 | 136 | 112 | 80 | 81 | 56 | 22 | 148 | 152 | 134 | 22 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1066 | 1066 | 1066 | 288 | 226 | 226 | 573 | 104 | 104 | 27 | 104 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 344 | 32 | 74 |
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