Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

27.1° C

Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (25 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	44	44	54	77	79	82	62	39	35	35	49	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	29
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	ESE	SSW	SW	S	SSE	S	S	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:54AM0.81m					5:26PM1.06m				5:45AM0.84m				6:12PM1.09m				6:32AM0.89m				6:54PM1.12m
Low Tide	11:15PM0.22m			10:52AM0.18m					00:04AM0.20m				11:43AM0.17m				00:48AM0.17m				12:30PM0.15m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—
mm	2	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	4	4
Temp °C	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	25	26	27	26	26
Feels °C	27	25	24	23	24	22	23	22	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	25	25	25	27	25	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	44	44	31	31	32	39	33	39	33	35	49	36	36	35	18	18	19	20	33	32	32	32	32	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	S 5	S 6	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	37	37	19	—	13	9	—	34	35	—	—	—	—	—	35	34	34	33	20	15	16	16	17	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	S 3	S 3
kJ	—	—	54	77	79	82	62	—	31	25	24	23	23	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	The Lighthouse Carolina North	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	North Bar Long Island NY	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Misquamicut State Beach Rhode Island	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Bethany Delaware	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Chicahauk Carolina North	Croatan Virginia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	73	39	73	74	39	67	104	104	164	164	164	167	168	661	1046	688	0	0	28	298	1046	1051	28	106
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	2	1	2	2	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	5	5

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