Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 99 | 167 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.05m | 9:22PM1.14m | 9:48AM1.09m | 9:59PM1.11m | 10:27AM1.12m | 10:39PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.07m | 3:18PM0.12m | 3:47AM0.07m | 4:00PM0.13m | 4:20AM0.06m | 4:44PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 99 | 167 | 232 |
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Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 438 | 32 | 73 | 73 | 661 | 653 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 690 | 1046 | 890 | 1054 | 925 | 879 | 833 | 690 | 866 | 854 | 822 | 978 |
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