Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.3° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.1
E
13
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
44
61
110
183
296
344
336
322
341
3
0
0
0
125
103
39
59
45
45
26
23
28
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:27AM1.12m
10:39PM1.07m
11:09AM1.14m
11:23PM1.02m
11:55AM1.16m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.06m
4:44PM0.14m
4:56AM0.07m
5:32PM0.16m
5:37AM0.08m
6:27PM0.18m
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6:09
6:11
6:11
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8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
14
12
5
1
1
1
4
11
4
2
3
2
Temp °C
26
27
28
28
27
26
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
26
25
24
25
25
24
23
22
24
22
24
25
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
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