Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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
14.4° C
(Which is 3.4°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 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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 (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)999988899998888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)403939383736363840483836222222262524242323232222
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
15
ESE
20
SE
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-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
1.21
7:01AM
1.09
7:21PM
1.28
7:48AM
1.10
8:09PM
1.33
8:35AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
-0.04
1:09PM
-0.03
1:53AM
-0.08
1:53PM
-0.07
2:42AM
-0.10
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset7:35-------7:36-------7:37-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------31------
Temp. °C252221202019222422202020191921222019212122212222
Feels °C (?)211918171817202018161617171820221918202123222121
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