Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
28.1°C
2.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
64
45
45
43
28
27
27
27
26
26
17
13
13
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
7
10
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
10
WNW
35
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
10
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:30PM1.24m
00:55AM0.94m
1:36PM1.21m
2:05AM0.92m
2:48PM1.20m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.13m
7:14PM0.24m
7:01AM0.16m
8:25PM0.26m
8:11AM0.18m
9:37PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:25
7:23
 mm
7
29
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
29
30
28
27
26
26
26
28
31
31
27
25
27
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
30
30
33
32
31
28
27
27
26
26
29
32
30
30
23
26
25
26
28
27
25
23
26
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