Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.26m | 9:14AM1.22m | 9:32PM1.21m | 9:59AM1.23m | 10:16PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM-0.07m | 3:08AM-0.08m | 3:28PM-0.05m | 3:50AM-0.06m | 4:18PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | — | S 5 | — | — | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1415 | 1649 | 612 | 1287 | 1413 | 1415 | 2113 | 2885 | 1415 | 74 | 1851 | 1415 | 168 | 241 | 1034 | 2834 | 2931 | 1923 | 370 |
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