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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 am Sunday 10 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 8 | |
71 | 69 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.96m | 2:28PM0.94m | 2:49AM0.95m | 3:25PM1.01m | 3:48AM0.96m | 4:20PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.21m | 8:47PM0.23m | 9:14AM0.17m | 9:50PM0.17m | 10:05AM0.12m | 10:51PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 71 | 69 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 41 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 13 | E 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 60 | 105 | 20 | 32 | 74 | 346 | 288 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 545 | 473 | 366 | 513 | 831 | 874 | 432 |
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