Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

27.4° C

Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Evening (24 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ESE 8	NNE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	28	47	74	68	60	43	39	37	31	31	34	54	44	54	54	54	49	50	52	56	59	56	51
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	SE	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	NW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on
High Tide	3:59AM0.79m				4:36PM1.04m				4:54AM0.81m					5:26PM1.06m				5:45AM0.84m				6:12PM1.09m
Low Tide			9:58AM0.18m					11:15PM0.22m			10:52AM0.18m					00:04AM0.20m				11:43AM0.17m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—
mm	2	3	8	1	—	—	—	3	4	25	5	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	26	25	23	23	24	26	27	28	28	24	26	25	26	22	22	23	21	20	21	22	22	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	ESE 7	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6
kJ	28	47	45	44	42	40	39	31	31	20	34	54	44	15	35	54	49	50	50	49	35	35	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 5	SSW 4	—	—	—	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	ESE 8
kJ	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	37	19	31	31	37	33	35	4	4	—	—	—	6	6	4	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6
kJ	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	NE 5	SW 3	—	S 4	S 4	NE 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	—
kJ	28	45	74	68	60	43	38	—	25	2	—	9	17	50	54	45	36	42	52	56	59	56	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	S-Turns Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Avon Pier Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Boilers (Ranger Station) Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Avalon Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Fenwick Delaware	Jax Beach Pier Florida - North	Camp Pendleton Virginia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	32	39	74	60	39	32	14	0	0	39	27	20	0	74	164	74	74	74	167	168	292	822	104
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	5	5	5	8	6	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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