Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 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
16.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 6AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.5
E
13
2.3
NNE
6
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
9
1.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
5
5
5
9
38
64
77
82
100
100
79
92
432
810
836
846
805
750
705
705
708
653
630
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SSW
20
SW
20
W
10
WNW
5
W
30
N
45
N
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
35
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:01AM1.01m
3:33PM0.97m
4:04AM0.99m
4:33PM1.03m
5:01AM0.99m
5:26PM1.08m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.09m
9:50PM0.09m
10:24AM0.08m
10:54PM0.06m
11:13AM0.06m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:44
7:45
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
21
22
22
21
18
17
17
14
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
18
17
17
21
19
20
18
19
16
17
18
9
2
0
-1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.1
S
7
0.4
ENE
13
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
10
5
5
5
9
38
64
77
82
100
100
79
57
1
57
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
ENE
15
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
13
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
1
24
28
51
5
73
69
64
60
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
7
0.3
ENE
16
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
4
6
1
1
48
2
2
2
92
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
1.2
NNE
5
2.3
NNE
6
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
9
1.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
11
20
1
1
69
432
810
836
846
805
750
705
705
708
653
630
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
824
32
32
32
1069
759
811
20
0
0
0
60
168
1034
858
545
343
432
343
235
432
527
704
343
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
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