Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
S
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
31
33
15
14
18
18
18
27
35
28
30
38
27
21
31
32
32
35
36
36
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM1.26m
8:05AM1.29m
8:24PM1.23m
8:48AM1.32m
9:05PM1.19m
Low Tide
1:33PM0.01m
1:57AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.01m
2:37AM-0.00m
3:09PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
26
27
26
26
25
27
27
27
30
31
29
30
31
30
30
30
29
30
29
28
28
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