Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.9° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
25
24
25
24
18
14
11
7
14
16
38
15
18
25
34
39
91
173
232
291
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM1.05m
9:22PM1.14m
9:48AM1.09m
9:59PM1.11m
10:27AM1.12m
10:39PM1.07m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.12m
3:47AM0.07m
4:00PM0.13m
4:20AM0.06m
4:44PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
26
26
26
27
26
27
29
27
27
27
25
25
27
28
27
27
27
25
25
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