Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
8
27
6
6
7
38
39
43
43
43
43
56
58
45
46
26
24
16
10
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
NNE
30
ESE
30
S
10
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM1.12m
11:33PM1.05m
12:07PM1.11m
00:22AM0.96m
12:58PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:07AM-0.08m
5:34PM0.00m
5:52AM-0.03m
6:29PM0.07m
6:37AM0.03m
7:26PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
5
7
29
3
1
1
1
4
6
Temp °C
27
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
31
32
26
25
23
24
25
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
30
30
30
29
28
26
25
26
26
26
29
32
33
27
24
22
26
29
31
30
30
28
23
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