
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
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64 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.24m | 00:55AM0.94m | 1:36PM1.21m | 2:05AM0.92m | 2:48PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01AM0.13m | 7:14PM0.24m | 7:01AM0.16m | 8:25PM0.26m | 8:11AM0.18m | 9:37PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 4 |
64 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 |
1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | ENE 7 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 47 | 73 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 325 | 325 | 105 | 438 | 226 | 612 | 599 | 1279 | 106 | 612 | 235 | 241 | 748 | 241 | 822 | 2199 | 164 | 168 |
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