Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.2
NNE
1.2
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)884888676667555875555445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2219181111111318244196115126583922153465513322121623
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
50
N
45
N
35
N
15
N
15
NNW
5
E
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
40
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
1.34
9:24AM
1.07
9:48PM
1.32
10:15AM
1.03
10:41PM
1.26
11:10AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
-0.09
3:32AM
-0.09
3:28PM
-0.09
4:25AM
-0.06
4:19PM
-0.06
5:20AM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset7:37-------7:37-------7:38-------
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------13-1--------------
Temp. °C242322222121221010101111121214161211121111111111
Feels °C (?)22212020181820-10277109101234546556
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