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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 7 pm Thursday 14 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
17.2° C
(Which is 3.6°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 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
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 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
66 | 56 | 119 | 116 | 89 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 45 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.27m | 6:33AM1.03m | 6:56PM1.33m | 7:25AM1.05m | 7:48PM1.36m | 8:17AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM-0.04m | 12:35PM-0.05m | 1:34AM-0.08m | 1:27PM-0.09m | 2:27AM-0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 66 | 56 | 119 | 116 | 89 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 45 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 9 | E 14 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 13 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 3 | — | 17 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 10 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 195 | 167 | 74 | 104 | 104 | 195 | 167 | 74 | 164 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 497 | 105 | 60 | 6 | 28 |
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