Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.7
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
6
5
3
34
39
42
43
19
43
43
43
44
21
19
25
16
10
15
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
SW
15
N
15
ESE
30
SSW
15
S
10
W
15
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross
off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33PM1.05m
12:07PM1.11m
00:22AM0.96m
12:58PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.00m
5:52AM-0.03m
6:29PM0.07m
6:37AM0.03m
7:26PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
2
2
13
9
5
9
3
2
5
2
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
26
26
29
31
30
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
28
27
27
27
25
26
30
33
33
29
28
24
27
29
29
31
30
25
25
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