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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
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Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
1.1
NE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)666587745556665666667787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1178588233243364071746980755523363132321925212218
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
N
40
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
1.32
10:15AM
1.03
10:41PM
1.26
11:10AM
0.98
11:40PM
1.19
12:11PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
-0.06
4:19PM
-0.06
5:20AM
-0.01
5:16PM
-0.02
6:20AM
0.04
6:19PM
0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:20----
Sunset------7:38-------7:39-------7:40-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11111111131616101111101099991012141418212220
Feels °C (?)7810991311144332444579812151616
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