Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
25.0° C
1.9° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
S
4
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
24
21
25
31
16
23
24
24
26
27
27
28
36
28
21
31
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
25
N
25
N
15
N
10
NE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:33PM1.14m
7:56AM0.98m
8:10PM1.16m
8:34AM1.01m
8:46PM1.16m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.11m
1:57PM0.12m
2:40AM0.09m
2:38PM0.12m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:08
 mm
1
2
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
23
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
27
24
25
24
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
29
27
25
22
24
25
23
26
28
26
24
28
26
25
23
25
27
26
26
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