Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 2026 EDT
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Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
65
62
64
62
66
42
116
113
92
71
73
61
43
48
49
46
49
47
48
50
49
47
32
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
NNW
35
N
30
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:40AM1.01m
6:05PM1.27m
6:33AM1.03m
6:56PM1.33m
7:25AM1.05m
7:48PM1.36m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.03m
11:45AM0.00m
00:42AM-0.04m
12:35PM-0.05m
1:34AM-0.08m
1:27PM-0.09m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
17
15
15
16
17
18
19
21
22
22
21
20
19
18
15
14
8
9
12
10
9
6
6
8
13
11
12
13
14
15
17
19
18
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
54
65
62
64
62
66
41
116
113
92
71
73
61
43
48
49
46
49
46
46
47
48
46
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.5
ESE
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
10
8
8
8
7
4
42
4
4
85
61
19
12
25
42
42
46
47
48
50
49
47
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
24
7
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
NW
3
1
N
4
1.2
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
S
2
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
36
74
41
16
21
31
34
31
2
1
8
26
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
39
74
104
167
74
74
104
104
241
0
60
167
60
60
20
0
0
105
690
690
811
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
5
2
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
5
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