Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

21.8°C

Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (30 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 9	E 9	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	33	28	28	28	54	52	52	62	59	49	56	56	43	46	46	46	47	49	47	47	56	46	45	42
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	E	E	ESE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:24AM1.37m				10:47PM1.07m					11:18AM1.33m				11:43PM1.01m				12:18PM1.27m
Low Tide		4:02AM0.08m					5:02PM0.16m			4:51AM0.11m					6:00PM0.20m				5:48AM0.15m				7:05PM0.24m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	26	24	24	23	24	23	25	26	27	25	24
Feels °C	24	24	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	22	24	23	25	25	27	26	26	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	33	26	28	28	54	52	52	40	41	42	56	56	28	40	23	24	23	24	47	47	56	46	45	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	31	28	26	25	13	13	29	62	59	49	26	25	43	46	46	46	47	49	24	14	14	13	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	E 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	14	14	13	13	4	4	4	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	2	6	6	6	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	S 3	S 3	S 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 2	S 4	SSE 3	S 3	S 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	5	5	3	2	1	2	2	5	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chincoteague Virginia	North End Virginia	S-Turns Carolina North	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	The Lighthouse Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere) New Jersey	Chicahauk Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	Rehoboth Main Delaware	30th Street/Ship Bottom New Jersey	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere) New Jersey	North End Virginia	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Damneck Naval Base Virginia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	226	122	32	60	67	73	73	73	376	28	0	0	0	0	39	318	435	376	122	0	0	0	73	105
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina			Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House		Chicahauk	Chicahauk	K.O.A	Topsail Island	Chicahauk	K.O.A					Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7

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