Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
25.6° C
1.3° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.2
S
4
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
33
34
32
22
26
25
22
57
23
38
59
51
42
26
12
16
28
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
20
SW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:54PM1.12m
7:16AM0.93m
7:33PM1.14m
7:56AM0.98m
8:10PM1.16m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.14m
1:14PM0.14m
2:06AM0.11m
1:57PM0.12m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
1
2
2
39
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
27
27
27
22
23
25
24
25
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
25
26
24
25
25
26
28
27
26
27
18
20
27
26
27
26
28
28
26
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