
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 40 | 61 | 21 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 50 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.16m | 1:10AM0.91m | 1:50PM1.17m | 2:15AM0.88m | 2:58PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.20m | 7:18AM0.10m | 8:36PM0.20m | 8:22AM0.10m | 9:47PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
41 | — | — | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 50 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
1 | 40 | 61 | 16 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 662 | 2103 | 1070 | 879 | 1415 | 105 | 105 | 27 | 119 | 1070 | 525 | 822 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 11 | 106 | 484 | 494 | 272 |
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