Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
25.7°C
1.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
NNE
7
1.2
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
191
159
127
97
94
63
62
66
80
78
58
55
44
57
41
40
40
34
86
160
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:13PM1.07m
3:42AM0.92m
4:09PM1.09m
4:38AM0.98m
4:59PM1.13m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.37m
9:57PM0.38m
9:45AM0.36m
10:47PM0.33m
10:43AM0.32m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
26
26
26
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