Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 44 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 51 | 82 | 65 | 41 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.30m | 9:52AM1.04m | 10:16PM1.24m | 10:47AM1.05m | 11:10PM1.16m | 11:43AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM-0.13m | 3:57AM-0.12m | 3:57PM-0.10m | 4:49AM-0.11m | 4:56PM-0.06m | 5:39AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
8 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 51 | 82 | 65 | 41 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 5 | NNE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 4 | E 13 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 16 | E 6 | NE 4 | E 15 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 7 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | — |
6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 14 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | SW 2 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 |
1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 44 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 43 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 60 | 60 | 32 | 1279 | 32 | 241 | 1739 | 1739 | 866 | 1290 | 999 | 1861 | 866 | 825 | 226 | 274 | 0 | 263 | 105 | 119 | 32 | 0 |
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