Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.4° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
E
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
26
39
36
33
26
17
22
36
33
32
21
21
24
47
42
49
104
181
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
5
W
0
S
5
N
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:33PM1.19m
6:59AM1.29m
7:17PM1.18m
7:41AM1.33m
7:59PM1.15m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.05m
1:20PM0.06m
1:27AM0.04m
2:05PM0.05m
clear
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6:32
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Temp °C
24
24
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
23
22
22
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