
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | S 5 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 36 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 106 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:07PM1.11m | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:58PM1.08m | 1:13AM0.89m | 1:51PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM-0.03m | 6:29PM0.07m | 6:37AM0.03m | 7:26PM0.13m | 7:23AM0.09m | 8:25PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 9 |
42 | 36 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | E 10 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
24 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 106 | 186 | 186 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 119 | 28 | 226 | 377 | 376 | 32 | 438 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1317 | 881 | 164 | 235 | 651 | 651 | 409 | 1066 | 1066 | 104 | 637 |
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