Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 47 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 28 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.21m | 8:04AM1.16m | 8:17PM1.21m | 8:41AM1.21m | 8:55PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.11m | 2:16PM0.13m | 2:37AM0.09m | 2:58PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 47 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 11 | SSE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 3 | N 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 5 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | W 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 23 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1066 | 401 | 104 | 60 | 104 | 28 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 241 |
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