Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 191 | 159 | 127 | 97 | 94 | 63 | 62 | 66 | 80 | 78 | 58 | 55 | 44 | 57 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 86 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.07m | 3:42AM0.92m | 4:09PM1.09m | 4:38AM0.98m | 4:59PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.37m | 9:57PM0.38m | 9:45AM0.36m | 10:47PM0.33m | 10:43AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 227 | 191 | 159 | 127 | 97 | 94 | 63 | 62 | 66 | 80 | 78 | 58 | 55 | 44 | 57 | 41 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 1162 | 1046 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1051 | 1173 | 1162 | 866 | 0 | 1046 | 168 | 435 | 138 | 168 | 164 |
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