
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
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33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:32AM0.89m | 6:54PM1.12m | 7:16AM0.93m | 7:33PM1.14m | 7:56AM0.98m | 8:10PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.15m | 1:28AM0.14m | 1:14PM0.14m | 2:06AM0.11m | 1:57PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 263 | 822 | 1162 | 503 | 831 | 506 | 11 | 32 | 831 | 1162 | 1046 | 288 | 263 | 105 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 60 | 195 | 185 | 195 |
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