Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
28.4° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
48
48
35
27
19
17
20
13
14
14
9
9
17
21
22
11
12
10
17
17
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:17PM1.16m
3:43AM0.87m
4:21PM1.20m
4:49AM0.89m
5:24PM1.25m
5:52AM0.93m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.05m
10:02PM0.12m
9:47AM0.03m
11:07PM0.07m
10:51AM-0.01m
00:08AM0.01m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
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8:21
8:21
8:20
8:20
 mm
2
8
2
Temp °C
29
31
31
30
29
29
27
27
29
32
32
31
29
27
26
26
27
30
31
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
32
32
31
29
29
29
27
28
30
34
32
31
30
26
24
27
28
32
32
25
26
24
23
24
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