Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 93 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 42 | 44 | 4 | 16 | 82 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.03m | 9:22PM1.30m | 9:52AM1.04m | 10:16PM1.24m | 10:47AM1.05m | 11:10PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM-0.12m | 3:00PM-0.13m | 3:57AM-0.12m | 3:57PM-0.10m | 4:49AM-0.11m | 4:56PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | 8:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 42 | 44 | 4 | 16 | 82 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | S 2 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 15 | 81 | 93 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 191 | 298 | 108 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 167 | 168 | 1279 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 235 | 32 | 1739 | 104 | 2481 | 1279 | 999 | 866 | 750 | 854 | 2816 | 353 | 104 | 263 | 226 |
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