Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 69 | 33 | 52 | 94 | 146 | 247 | 431 | 879 | 1254 | 1172 | 1342 | 700 | 468 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.29m | 7:17PM1.18m | 7:41AM1.33m | 7:59PM1.15m | 8:22AM1.33m | 8:38PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.06m | 1:27AM0.04m | 2:05PM0.05m | 2:05AM0.05m | 2:48PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 884 | 700 | 468 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 33 | 52 | 94 | 146 | 247 | 431 | 879 | 1254 | 1172 | 1342 | 13 | 40 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 28 | 74 | 74 | 167 | 923 | 1930 | 1294 | 1846 | 866 | 899 | 2078 | 648 | 822 | 750 | 648 | 648 | 536 | 648 | 822 | 104 | 122 | 122 |
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