Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
26.4° C
0.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 1AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
48
12
23
40
52
78
138
208
263
328
336
314
182
167
310
125
129
93
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:59PM1.11m
10:27AM1.12m
10:39PM1.07m
11:09AM1.14m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.13m
4:20AM0.06m
4:44PM0.14m
4:56AM0.07m
5:32PM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:05
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
28
5
3
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
27
27
26
25
26
28
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
25
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