Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
25.9°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 4AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (22 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
78
81
57
69
79
123
171
268
476
673
912
1000
1214
1338
1581
2194
2339
2467
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
55
NE
55
NE
50
NE
50
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:09PM1.09m
4:38AM0.98m
4:59PM1.13m
5:27AM1.06m
5:45PM1.17m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.33m
10:43AM0.32m
11:30PM0.27m
11:36AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
4
5
2
5
3
1
1
5
6
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
29
28
27
26
24
23
24
24
21
21
21
18
18
18
18
15
15
15
14
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