Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
11.1° C
(Which is 5.3°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 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
1.4
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)9109999777775666677777767
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7560785035341816111218951922132372554074574193072111719493
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
35
NNE
45
N
35
NNE
40
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
30
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.85
3:20AM
1.02
3:48PM
0.88
4:28AM
1.03
4:53PM
0.94
5:27AM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.12
8:47PM
0.06
9:55AM
0.10
10:01PM
0.05
10:55AM
0.07
11:07PM
0.01
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:54-------6:52
Sunset--7:17-------7:19-------7:20-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------43---------
Temp. °C1820191818181717202396556643455556
Feels °C (?)151613131313121317212-4-3-4-3-4-7-8-6-4-3-1-11
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