Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

17.6°C

Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	109	97	97	91	75	77	62	63	99	122	202	201	186	163	140	95	82	68	68	142	66	133	140	131
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					11:07AM1.31m				11:36PM1.00m				12:08PM1.24m				00:42AM0.98m				1:14PM1.17m
Low Tide		4:40AM0.05m					5:50PM0.12m				5:41AM0.10m				6:52PM0.14m				6:49AM0.14m				7:55PM0.15m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	18	20	21	21	20	17	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17
Feels °C	19	18	17	17	19	19	18	14	11	8	7	8	9	9	8	8	10	12	12	11	13	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	—	E 17
kJ	109	97	97	91	75	77	62	63	63	47	48	48	51	53	53	49	49	68	68	90	66	90	—	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	E 18	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	—	—	—	—	E 13
kJ	—	5	5	6	6	5	1	—	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	—	—	—	—	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 8	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	46	99	122	202	201	186	163	140	95	82	56	51	142	47	133	140	131
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	164	104	0	0	0	0	0	74	164	168	164	432	1074	1074	138	318	401	263	283	164	235	1860	1987	1142
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2									2	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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