Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 EDT
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Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
17
0.6
NE
6
0.3
ENE
16
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
ENE
15
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
1.3
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
45
28
26
12
11
11
10
11
12
5
5
12
24
28
51
48
73
69
97
93
221
427
684
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
W
20
ESE
20
ESE
5
SSW
0
SE
10
W
10
WSW
0
NNW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
35
N
45
N
50
N
50
NNE
45
NNE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:52AM1.05m
2:26PM0.94m
3:01AM1.01m
3:33PM0.97m
4:04AM0.99m
4:33PM1.03m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.10m
8:41PM0.09m
9:28AM0.09m
9:50PM0.09m
10:24AM0.08m
10:54PM0.06m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:43
7:44
1
2
4
2
Temp °C
19
20
19
22
26
22
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
21
21
21
17
15
15
12
11
10
10
10
17
15
14
18
24
19
17
21
20
17
16
19
18
19
18
18
15
13
14
6
3
0
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
14
0.9
NNE
7
1.3
NE
8
0.5
E
13
0.4
ENE
13
Energy kJ
49
45
28
26
12
11
11
10
2
4
5
9
12
15
27
32
33
47
51
64
78
221
85
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
3
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
ENE
15
0.4
ENE
14
0.3
SSE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
E
13
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
4
2
5
5
2
5
2
11
12
1
5
1
24
28
51
48
73
69
8
54
87
5
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
3
1
3
2
5
1
1
5
5
5
1
6
1
1
2
2
3
8
97
93
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
S
7
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
2.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
5
9
9
1
17
1
3
2
4
12
28
29
8
67
84
427
684
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
28
825
612
641
32
1034
32
825
32
32
235
32
1069
759
759
6
6
0
164
167
317
512
858
854
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
8
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