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Outer Banks Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.8°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 8PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
47 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 31 | 53 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.36m | 8:17AM1.05m | 8:41PM1.36m | 9:09AM1.04m | 9:35PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM-0.09m | 2:27AM-0.11m | 2:18PM-0.11m | 3:19AM-0.11m | 3:12PM-0.10m | 4:13AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 47 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 43 | 31 | 53 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 18 | E 14 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | 24 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 18 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 661 | 813 | 1066 | 298 | 298 | 105 | 28 | 0 | 104 | 298 | 458 | 226 | 104 | 105 | 73 | 6 | 67 | 705 | 705 | 1279 | 307 | 0 | 0 |
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