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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
15.8° 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 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 17 | NE 6 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | |
49 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 28 | 51 | 48 | 73 | 69 | 97 | 93 | 221 | 427 | 684 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.05m | 2:26PM0.94m | 3:01AM1.01m | 3:33PM0.97m | 4:04AM0.99m | 4:33PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.10m | 8:41PM0.09m | 9:28AM0.09m | 9:50PM0.09m | 10:24AM0.08m | 10:54PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | S 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 14 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | E 13 | ENE 13 |
49 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 51 | 64 | 78 | 221 | 85 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 3 | SSE 7 | — | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 3 | ENE 7 | S 7 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | E 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 |
4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 51 | 48 | 73 | 69 | 8 | 54 | 87 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 8 | S 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | E 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 5 | — | — |
3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 97 | 93 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 7 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 29 | 8 | — | 67 | — | 84 | 427 | 684 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 825 | 612 | 641 | 32 | 1034 | 32 | 825 | 32 | 32 | 235 | 32 | 1069 | 759 | 759 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 164 | 167 | 317 | 512 | 858 | 854 |
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