Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
27.9° C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
8
1.5
S
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
36
40
24
24
23
23
23
35
24
24
16
10
9
9
9
9
6
9
6
106
2
2
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:07PM1.11m
00:22AM0.96m
12:58PM1.08m
1:13AM0.89m
1:51PM1.05m
Low Tide
5:52AM-0.03m
6:29PM0.07m
6:37AM0.03m
7:26PM0.13m
7:23AM0.09m
8:25PM0.18m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
16
4
9
5
10
6
21
8
1
2
2
4
6
Temp °C
27
26
29
31
32
27
24
25
24
23
24
26
27
27
22
25
25
26
27
30
29
29
26
Feels °C
27
26
31
33
33
27
27
25
26
26
28
31
32
30
20
24
26
27
28
29
26
26
26
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