Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
28.7° C
1.9° 

Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
19
20
40
41
41
82
66
65
59
56
55
36
33
32
31
31
26
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
E
10
S
15
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SW
Wind State
off
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:43PM0.98m
12:16PM1.13m
00:30AM0.91m
1:05PM1.09m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.14m
5:52AM0.11m
6:48PM0.22m
6:36AM0.17m
7:43PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:46
 mm
1
6
3
1
2
Temp °C
32
29
30
30
28
27
28
28
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
Feels °C
35
32
33
32
30
30
32
32
29
31
30
30
32
31
31
31
31
33
33
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