Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

21.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	4s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s
Evening (10 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 124mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon night).
	Saturday 10							Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	N 5
Wave Graph
kJ	69	28	38	73	119	232	471	623	1051	766	969	711	432	287	254	149	119	94	67	47	34	32	51
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		7:41AM1.33m				7:59PM1.15m					8:22AM1.33m				8:38PM1.12m				9:00AM1.31m				9:16PM1.07m
Low Tide					2:05PM0.05m				2:05AM0.05m				2:48PM0.08m				2:42AM0.07m				3:29PM0.12m


	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	2	3	10	16	43	28	7	8	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	23	22	23	22	20	21	23	23	24	23	24	25	23	20	19	18	21	21	20	21	20
Feels °C	20	21	20	19	20	19	16	17	22	23	23	21	22	23	22	16	14	13	17	17	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	31	2	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	766	969	711	432	287	254	149	119	94	67	47	34	32	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 7
kJ	3	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	68	52	35	34	25	12	6	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 4	—	SSW 7	S 5	S 5	SSW 5	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	WNW 4	N 5	N 6	N 5
kJ	69	28	38	73	119	232	471	623	1051	19	—	168	68	87	45	28	32	33	28	19	134	86	51
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	3	4	1	2	3	1	2	1
Distance (km)	1078	1851	858	854	858	899	1276	432	432	750	650	759	104	105	272	275	263	294	105	226	195	167	74
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Rating (10 max)																2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	4	1	1	1	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	3	1	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	9	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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