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Outer Banks Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.9°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 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
64 | 42 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 65 | 91 | 83 | 62 | 64 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 77 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.10m | 4:45AM0.98m | 5:13PM1.19m | 5:40AM1.01m | 6:05PM1.27m | 6:33AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.12m | 10:51PM0.10m | 10:55AM0.06m | 11:47PM0.03m | 11:45AM0.00m | 00:42AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 64 | 42 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 65 | 91 | 83 | 62 | 64 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 77 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | N 4 | E 13 | S 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | — | E 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 20 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 20 | — | 9 | 17 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 366 | 432 | 1069 | 317 | 872 | 829 | 882 | 317 | 432 | 164 | 164 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 167 | 104 | 241 | 0 | 104 | 74 | 167 | 167 |
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