Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
28.4° C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
65
59
56
38
36
33
32
31
31
30
29
24
23
23
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
S
15
NE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM0.91m
1:05PM1.09m
1:20AM0.86m
2:00PM1.05m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.22m
6:36AM0.17m
7:43PM0.28m
7:25AM0.23m
8:42PM0.32m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
24
Temp °C
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
30
30
30
24
25
Feels °C
33
33
32
31
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
31
31
30
32
30
29
23
27
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