Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
17.6°C
3.7° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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)
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.5
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
1.1
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
75
77
79
63
117
143
209
222
172
163
140
101
75
66
63
128
63
46
99
109
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:07AM1.31m
11:36PM1.00m
12:08PM1.24m
00:42AM0.98m
1:14PM1.17m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.12m
5:41AM0.10m
6:52PM0.14m
6:49AM0.14m
7:55PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:24
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Temp °C
19
21
22
21
19
16
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
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Feels °C
19
20
21
18
12
9
7
6
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
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