Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
1
NNE
1
N
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)488867666765885555666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18111113141825219498935920162345556278879497562721
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
50
N
40
N
25
N
15
NNE
5
N
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WNW
20
NNW
30
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
1.34
9:24AM
1.07
9:48PM
1.32
10:15AM
1.03
10:41PM
1.26
11:10AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
-0.09
3:28PM
-0.09
4:25AM
-0.06
4:19PM
-0.06
5:20AM
-0.01
5:16PM
-0.02
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:24-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset------7:37-------7:38-------7:39-
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11-1----------------
Temp. °C222221212210101011111110131512121211111010999
Feels °C (?)1920191821-11479867104554534344
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