Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.05m | 2:17AM0.84m | 2:59PM1.04m | 3:18AM0.84m | 3:58PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.32m | 8:20AM0.27m | 9:43PM0.33m | 9:20AM0.28m | 10:40PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 6 | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 828 | 1194 | 874 | 828 | 925 | 874 | 882 | 882 | 1279 | 2885 | 1435 | 825 | 651 | 167 | 32 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 106 | 104 | 375 |
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