Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

28.6° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	30	40	36	35	35	29	28	28	46	31	49	39	27	19	20	21	18	22	23	23	21	32	36	37
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SW	SW	SW	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	WSW	SSW	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide			2:14PM1.11m				2:37AM0.87m				3:17PM1.16m				3:43AM0.87m				4:21PM1.20m				4:49AM0.89m
Low Tide					8:55PM0.15m				8:45AM0.05m				10:02PM0.12m				9:47AM0.03m					11:07PM0.07m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	8:20
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	29	30	31	30	29	28	27	27	29	32	32	32	29	28	27	26
Feels °C	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	31	33	31	30	27	27	27	28	27	30	33	32	32	31	28	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	28	29	29	35	22	20	24	26	46	31	49	39	27	19	20	21	18	22	23	23	21	32	36	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	NNE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 4	ENE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	4	4	4	10	35	29	28	28	29	14	14	18	14	19	14	13	13	14	14	8	4	5	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 12	E 12	S 6	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 4	SSE 6	ESE 8	E 4	E 11	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 7	ESE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	8	3	3	11	19	3	3	3	4	14	1	2	8	18	18	17	9	9	8	9	8	8	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 3	—	—	S 3	S 4	S 5	SSW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	W 3	WSW 3	—	SSW 3	W 3	WSW 2	WSW 3	WNW 3
kJ	30	40	36	25	3	5	5	4	—	—	7	44	64	31	19	9	6	2	—	2	1	1	3	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	K.O.A Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	North End Virginia	The Point Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Virginia Beach Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Outside Shoals Maryland	81st Street Virginia	Lbi 82st New Jersey	Chicahauk Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North
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)	39	73	74	73	73	122	195	32	0	60	110	105	28	105	0	0	28	28	272	119	431	28	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	The Point	Hatteras Light House	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras	Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House		Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Corolla Lighthouse			Chicahauk		Pelican Watch	Topsail Island	S-Turns	Chicahauk				S-Turns	S-Turns	Shit Pipe
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1			1		1	2	2	1				2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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