Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 30 Jan 2026 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
5.4° C
(Which is 10.1°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 8AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (30 Jan)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
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.4
NE
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
N
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)7666666665566778899811111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64433029284141585661133244331490921139016532198229714691386176615701569
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
60
N
70
N
70
N
70
NNW
65
NNW
55
NW
45
NW
45
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
1.09
5:14PM
0.84
5:51AM
1.13
6:10PM
0.90
6:42AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19PM
-0.14
11:29AM
-0.09
11:20PM
-0.19
12:22PM
-0.14
12:18AM
-0.22
1:09PM
-0.18
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset------5:25-------5:27-------5:29-
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C0-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1-1111100-1-3-4-5-3-2
Feels °C (?)-6-7-7-7-7-8-9-9-8-10-10-12-10-11-12-12-14-16-17-19-20-19-15-13
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