Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
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)
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.9
S
4
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.3
NNE
5
1.9
NNE
6
3
NNE
7
3.5
NNE
8
4
NNE
9
4
NE
10
4
NE
10
4
NE
11
4
NE
11
4.5
NE
11
4.5
NE
12
4.5
ENE
12
4.5
ENE
12
5
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
53
49
47
23
25
29
26
16
16
69
243
949
1736
2244
2782
2894
3455
3865
4892
5998
6178
6059
6913
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
N
40
NNE
45
NNE
55
NNE
70
NNE
65
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
60
NNE
65
NNE
60
NNE
60
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15PM0.94m
11:40AM1.12m
00:02AM0.91m
12:29PM1.08m
00:57AM0.89m
1:23PM1.05m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.27m
6:23PM0.34m
6:03AM0.32m
7:16PM0.37m
6:59AM0.36m
8:11PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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7:11
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6:24
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6:23
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6:22
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1
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1
5
4
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
1
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Temp °C
21
21
22
24
25
25
24
24
23
21
19
17
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
24
23
23
24
23
22
21
21
21
19
14
9
5
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
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