Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
25.9° C
1.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
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)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
34
33
33
33
33
32
33
33
33
30
21
22
22
26
22
22
25
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:12PM1.09m
6:32AM0.89m
6:54PM1.12m
7:16AM0.93m
7:33PM1.14m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.17m
12:30PM0.15m
1:28AM0.14m
1:14PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
56
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
23
Feels °C
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
27
27
25
25
26
27
28
28
25
27
20
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