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Outer Banks Pier Surf Forecast
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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
49 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:42PM1.11m | 6:03AM0.88m | 6:25PM1.13m | 6:46AM0.89m | 7:06PM1.14m | 7:26AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.07m | 00:14AM0.06m | 12:01PM0.07m | 00:59AM0.06m | 12:42PM0.08m | 1:40AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | 8:10 |
— | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 49 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | S 7 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 105 | 226 | 226 | 14 | 226 | 74 | 164 | 235 | 317 | 317 | 74 | 164 | 164 | 523 | 597 | 597 | 432 | 432 | 597 | 534 | 435 |
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