Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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
17.0° C
(Which is 3.2°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 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.6
NE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.4
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
14
25
25
25
25
25
26
42
55
55
51
54
38
26
25
32
26
26
26
26
19
19
25
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:36PM0.87m
00:53AM0.97m
1:30PM0.89m
1:50AM0.96m
2:28PM0.94m
2:49AM0.95m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.25m
7:31AM0.23m
7:42PM0.25m
8:22AM0.21m
8:47PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
3
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
18
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
23
23
23
23
21
20
11
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
15
16
18
19
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
22
22
22
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
23
14
7
10
25
25
25
26
28
27
27
51
54
38
25
25
32
26
26
26
26
19
19
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
11
13
25
25
8
2
2
1
6
6
28
28
27
26
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
S
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
13
10
10
7
4
4
1
1
6
6
6
10
1
3
2
2
2
9
10
11
12
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
19
6
15
3
5
22
42
55
55
3
2
3
1
1
2
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)
168
502
473
469
431
371
525
690
518
690
104
28
73
28
0
11
0
11
32
435
283
28
106
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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