
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 74 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16PM1.07m | 9:38AM1.28m | 9:54PM1.03m | 10:16AM1.23m | 10:33PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.12m | 3:18AM0.11m | 4:10PM0.18m | 3:55AM0.16m | 4:52PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
31 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
13 | — | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 6 |
— | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 |
121 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 164 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 910 | 821 | 811 | 811 | 375 | 442 | 318 | 318 | 377 | 284 |
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