Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
58
57
57
56
56
55
50
48
48
49
49
52
55
59
62
65
81
56
65
28
37
52
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:26PM1.22m
2:01AM0.96m
2:39PM1.19m
3:15AM1.00m
3:48PM1.18m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.20m
8:14PM0.25m
8:07AM0.22m
9:22PM0.22m
9:24AM0.21m
10:22PM0.18m
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clear
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part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:58
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7:00
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6:43
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6:42
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6:39
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1
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1
1
3
2
2
1
10
9
7
3
1
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Temp °C
25
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
26
26
25
22
20
20
21
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
24
22
21
21
20
19
16
16
16
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