Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
61
21
51
49
49
49
39
19
10
11
11
12
20
33
34
28
23
50
52
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:49PM1.16m
1:10AM0.91m
1:50PM1.17m
2:15AM0.88m
2:58PM1.18m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.20m
7:18AM0.10m
8:36PM0.20m
8:22AM0.10m
9:47PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
31
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
29
28
29
29
29
30
28
27
26
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