Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.22m | 9:32PM1.21m | 9:59AM1.23m | 10:16PM1.14m | 10:44AM1.21m | 11:00PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM-0.08m | 3:28PM-0.05m | 3:50AM-0.06m | 4:18PM0.00m | 4:31AM-0.02m | 5:07PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 7 | — | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1415 | 1861 | 2113 | 1709 | 1415 | 2821 | 1415 | 241 | 32 | 74 | 164 | 2834 | 2843 | 1859 | 1923 | 370 | 241 | 274 | 866 | 866 | 866 | 104 | 104 |
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