Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 EST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 5.5°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 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
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
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
NNE
1.2
N
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)666667666666678884556666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7466585136383627221496410151616286410713112711588
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
0.93
7:35AM
1.16
7:51PM
0.91
8:10AM
1.15
8:29PM
0.90
8:47AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
0.12
1:13AM
0.09
2:11PM
0.13
1:49AM
0.11
2:49PM
0.15
2:26AM
0.13
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:45-------6:46--
Sunset4:52-------4:51-------4:51-------
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------31-11---12------
Temp. °C131314141414151515161718191818191915141513131312
Feels °C (?)1012131313141414151616171615161819109108877
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