Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 703 | 541 | 494 | 348 | 268 | 226 | 71 | 62 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 39 | 39 | 55 | 54 | 28 | 28 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.35m | 8:30PM1.21m | 8:53AM1.39m | 9:12PM1.17m | 9:37AM1.39m | 9:58PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.10m | 2:38AM0.06m | 3:22PM0.10m | 3:18AM0.06m | 4:10PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 703 | 541 | 494 | 348 | 268 | 8 | 52 | 29 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 39 | 39 | 55 | 54 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNW 5 | ESE 10 | WSW 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 71 | 62 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | S 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 8 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | NNE 9 | — | — | NNW 5 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 226 | — | — | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 185 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 74 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 377 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 438 | 438 | 115 | 263 | 74 | 73 |
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