Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
18.6°C
3.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
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2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
NE
12
2.4
NE
12
2.1
NE
11
2.1
NE
11
1.9
NE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
2.2
NE
6
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2242
1971
1888
1627
1444
1046
990
844
730
587
500
600
527
580
396
943
904
884
884
842
749
763
745
745
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:46AM1.09m
5:02PM1.11m
5:32AM1.19m
5:49PM1.13m
6:17AM1.27m
6:35PM1.15m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.26m
11:22PM0.18m
11:54AM0.19m
00:03AM0.12m
12:43PM0.13m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
13
11
11
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
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