Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 08 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
13.3° C
(Which is 4.1°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 2PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (08 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (08 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)77777888999991010101010101011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)458612589552521516519537579631659773673717710653666706633633658708708721
Wind
(km/h)
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.83
12:38AM
0.96
1:05PM
0.82
1:34AM
0.94
2:05PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
0.24
6:18PM
0.21
7:20AM
0.28
7:13PM
0.24
8:17AM
0.29
8:16PM
0.25
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-6:39-------6:37-------6:35------
Sunset----7:29-------7:30-------7:30---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C977678999101111101011121211111112121314
Feels °C (?)-1-3-2-3-1023234435788778991011
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