Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
48
48
49
52
65
65
57
67
55
55
55
73
42
57
83
133
167
161
128
102
85
80
68
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
5
W
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:01AM0.96m
2:39PM1.19m
3:15AM1.00m
3:48PM1.18m
4:23AM1.07m
4:51PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.22m
9:22PM0.22m
9:24AM0.21m
10:22PM0.18m
10:34AM0.17m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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7:00
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7:00
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6:42
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6:39
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6:38
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 mm
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1
1
3
3
1
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2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
23
23
24
25
25
27
25
22
21
19
21
19
17
16
15
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
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