
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:29AM1.16m | 6:54PM1.27m | 7:19AM1.24m | 7:40PM1.26m | 8:05AM1.29m | 8:24PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.06m | 12:41PM0.04m | 1:15AM0.02m | 1:33PM0.01m | 1:57AM-0.01m | 2:22PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
13 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 |
30 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 5 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | S 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 |
9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 14 | 11 | 2206 | 1709 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 1851 | 648 | 241 | 292 | 292 | 284 | 263 | 226 | 226 | 235 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 551 | 599 | 599 |
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