Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
27.4°C
1.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
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)
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
49
72
128
135
130
116
111
109
98
69
65
64
64
45
45
43
28
27
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM1.06m
11:33AM1.26m
11:54PM1.00m
12:30PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.17m
5:10AM0.10m
6:11PM0.21m
6:01AM0.13m
7:14PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
30
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
28
28
27
27
31
31
31
29
29
29
28
28
29
30
30
26
27
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