Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 EDT
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Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.6
N
1.2
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
NE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)888888887888886666677745
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24201919192222191811111113131871045238261010144440
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
5
E
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
50
N
45
N
30
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
NW
35
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.33
8:35AM
1.09
8:57PM
1.34
9:24AM
1.07
9:48PM
1.32
10:15AM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
-0.10
2:39PM
-0.09
3:32AM
-0.09
3:28PM
-0.09
4:25AM
-0.06
4:19PM
-0.06
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:26-------6:24-------6:22----
Sunset------7:37-------7:37-------7:38-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11-1--------
Temp. °C23222322232424232221212123109101111111114161112
Feels °C (?)22232321222221212019191822-1-14799791135
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