
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16AM0.93m | 7:33PM1.14m | 7:56AM0.98m | 8:10PM1.16m | 8:34AM1.01m | 8:46PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.14m | 2:06AM0.11m | 1:57PM0.12m | 2:40AM0.09m | 2:38PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
35 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 27 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 29 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 1413 | 119 | 1162 | 469 | 1046 | 104 | 105 | 105 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 226 | 73 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 73 | 235 | 164 | 241 | 164 |
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