
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 138mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 82 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 59 | 62 | 56 | 58 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:02AM0.80m | 3:42PM1.03m | 3:59AM0.79m | 4:36PM1.04m | 4:54AM0.81m | 5:26PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.17m | 10:22PM0.23m | 9:58AM0.18m | 11:15PM0.22m | 10:52AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 44 | 16 | 40 | 82 | 67 | 52 | 44 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 7 | S 6 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
— | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 54 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | NE 5 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
66 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 27 | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 46 | 33 | 41 | 59 | 62 | 56 | 58 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 344 | 344 | 235 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 32 | 32 | 274 | 39 | 32 | 73 | 32 | 167 | 168 | 74 | 164 | 164 |
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