Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
26.7°C
1.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
75
74
63
58
43
41
40
27
18
43
45
32
32
31
31
30
26
25
25
25
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:33AM1.18m
11:49PM0.95m
12:20PM1.12m
00:38AM0.90m
1:13PM1.08m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.29m
5:53AM0.25m
7:02PM0.35m
6:41AM0.31m
7:59PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
24
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
22
22
24
23
25
24
24
22
23
24
23
23
25
27
26
27
27
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