Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:19AM0.86m | 4:52PM1.08m | 5:14AM0.91m | 5:40PM1.12m | 6:02AM0.97m | 6:22PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.28m | 11:30PM0.28m | 11:15AM0.25m | 00:14AM0.24m | 12:04PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | S 6 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 73 | 828 | 263 | 275 | 377 | 195 | 438 | 32 | 507 | 401 | 74 | 263 | 32 | 32 | 74 | 74 | 164 | 438 | 438 | 438 |
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