Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 EDT
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
28
28
20
20
24
38
56
75
71
52
47
36
37
45
71
77
77
60
39
56
41
56
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
W
20
NW
30
N
35
N
20
N
5
W
20
N
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
NE
15
E
15
SE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:45AM0.98m
5:13PM1.19m
5:40AM1.01m
6:05PM1.27m
6:33AM1.03m
6:56PM1.33m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.06m
11:47PM0.03m
11:45AM0.00m
00:42AM-0.04m
12:35PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:59
8:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
18
16
15
12
15
16
15
13
13
12
14
16
16
16
17
14
14
14
14
14
17
17
19
20
17
14
11
5
11
15
10
7
7
6
8
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
N
5
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
37
36
28
28
19
15
15
17
56
75
71
52
47
36
37
45
71
77
77
60
18
56
41
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
10
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
6
3
14
35
32
31
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
Energy kJ
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
39
12
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.3
WNW
2
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.3
S
2
Energy kJ
2
5
7
12
18
24
38
1
18
34
21
15
10
18
25
26
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
829
831
748
748
523
432
432
263
0
0
39
74
195
14
0
167
106
104
366
185
6
60
60
67
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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