Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
1.5
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)666665877555666657666678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236190113100562817424310490938710475532643333226142122
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
35
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
0
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNE
35
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
1.32
10:15AM
1.03
10:41PM
1.26
11:10AM
0.98
11:40PM
1.19
12:11PM
0.94
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--
Sunset7:37-------7:38-------7:39-------
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
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C11111212121114161411121110109999101214141721
Feels °C (?)34810117911835333244456881015
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