Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 4.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
45
27
27
45
86
75
45
39
26
24
40
36
25
25
25
38
38
39
40
50
57
65
56
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17PM1.02m
11:46AM0.87m
00:02AM0.99m
12:36PM0.87m
00:53AM0.97m
1:30PM0.89m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.22m
5:49PM0.23m
6:42AM0.23m
6:42PM0.25m
7:31AM0.23m
7:42PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:53
7:54
2
5
11
8
1
1
4
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
18
19
20
20
18
19
19
17
18
18
19
9
8
7
8
9
8
9
8
9
10
9
10
12
14
15
15
14
14
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.9
SE
6
Energy kJ
8
45
27
27
29
31
37
44
32
26
23
23
23
21
25
17
38
38
39
40
42
42
43
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
N
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
16
27
39
25
16
11
4
10
25
25
6
2
2
6
6
6
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
N
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
4
2
1
7
2
26
3
3
8
25
4
11
1
1
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
88
9
10
5
45
86
75
45
25
24
40
36
10
5
5
10
25
50
57
65
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
263
105
344
346
60
60
167
105
104
164
168
502
115
226
438
353
376
662
811
1739
370
277
851
60
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
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