Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 EST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 5.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)556666666667666666666774
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)746511311711898858361524838352214138633891020
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
1.17
7:15PM
0.93
7:35AM
1.16
7:51PM
0.91
8:10AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.08
1:33PM
0.12
1:13AM
0.09
2:11PM
0.13
1:49AM
0.11
2:49PM
0.15
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset------4:52-------4:51-------4:51-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------14
Temp. °C101213131313131313131314141517191919201920212114
Feels °C (?)47789910111213121412131617171716151719188
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