Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.5
SE
1.9
N
1.6
N
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)876667658775566666556666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1322273190121991143117335554569584827748261725322519
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
50
N
40
N
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
1.07
9:48PM
1.32
10:15AM
1.03
10:41PM
1.26
11:10AM
0.98
11:40PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
-0.09
4:25AM
-0.06
4:19PM
-0.06
5:20AM
-0.01
5:16PM
-0.02
6:20AM
0.04
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:20
Sunset--7:37-------7:38-------7:39-----
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1411--------------------
Temp. °C23111011111111111416141212111010999910121414
Feels °C (?)21115799791064433324445788
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