Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
26.9° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
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
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
E
13
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
7
7
7
6
8
24
6
6
7
6
30
42
42
3
41
42
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
10
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:26AM1.12m
10:45PM1.14m
11:17AM1.12m
11:33PM1.05m
12:07PM1.11m
Low Tide
4:22AM-0.11m
4:39PM-0.05m
5:07AM-0.08m
5:34PM0.00m
5:52AM-0.03m
6:29PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
8
10
13
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
31
30
26
23
Feels °C
30
31
32
32
33
32
32
31
30
30
30
29
28
28
26
27
26
26
27
28
33
31
28
23
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