Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
17.7°C
3.2° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
119
136
165
157
173
173
177
212
162
244
244
244
244
255
216
237
307
269
253
235
193
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:28PM1.06m
4:02AM1.15m
4:21PM1.05m
4:51AM1.20m
5:09PM1.04m
5:36AM1.24m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.08m
10:23AM0.10m
10:32PM0.05m
11:15AM0.08m
11:15PM0.04m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
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5:04
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3
17
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
19
19
18
16
Feels °C
24
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
20
20
21
21
21
21
19
19
20
20
19
15
11
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