Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
28.4°C
2.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
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)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.9
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
12
6
6
6
12
6
7
42
15
16
20
29
32
37
83
266
249
227
187
131
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
WSW
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:05AM0.92m
2:48PM1.20m
3:20AM0.94m
4:00PM1.21m
4:31AM0.99m
5:05PM1.24m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.18m
9:37PM0.23m
9:25AM0.17m
10:42PM0.18m
10:38AM0.13m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
1
4
4
5
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
27
28
27
26
25
24
24
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
28
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
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