Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

27.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 4	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	7	7	6	9	18	6	6
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	W	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:35AM1.11m				9:57PM1.22m				10:26AM1.12m				10:45PM1.14m					11:17AM1.12m
Low Tide		3:36AM-0.13m				3:45PM-0.10m				4:22AM-0.11m				4:39PM-0.05m					5:07AM-0.08m				5:34PM0.00m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	24	24	26	27	28	27	27	26	26	26	27	28	29	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	27
Feels °C	27	25	26	29	28	28	28	28	27	28	30	31	30	30	29	31	30	29	29	29	29	28	26	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	7	7	6	6	6	6	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 15	S 4	S 3	—	E 14	E 14	—	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	6	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	4	1	1	—	4	4	—	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 6	E 15	E 14	E 14	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	3	1	1	5	5	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 2	—	S 2	S 3	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	S 2	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 5
kJ	3	3	2	1	—	2	7	12	10	8	1	—	—	—	1	3	3	3	3	5	9	18	47	77
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	370	641	641	1173	1051	1051	563	284	1739	1279	1279	2206	1279	1317	1103	985	1067	978	999	2816	2361	318	226	104
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	1	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5

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