Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 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
15.2° C
(Which is 4.8°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 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.8
NE
4
1.2
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
24
39
36
35
32
36
41
73
47
8
45
26
19
22
19
21
54
33
36
25
23
18
18
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:36PM1.06m
11:01AM0.88m
11:17PM1.02m
11:46AM0.87m
00:02AM0.99m
12:36PM0.87m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.16m
5:15AM0.19m
5:02PM0.20m
5:57AM0.22m
5:49PM0.23m
6:42AM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:53
1
3
6
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
22
21
20
19
19
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
17
16
15
16
16
17
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
16
11
7
7
5
6
8
9
8
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
6
8
8
8
8
47
8
45
26
19
22
19
19
16
29
36
25
23
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
W
3
0.5
N
4
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
8
8
8
8
1
9
7
15
26
12
15
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1
7
1
1
6
3
11
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
0.6
SW
4
0.9
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.2
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
19
24
39
36
35
32
36
41
73
8
60
8
8
10
1
7
21
54
33
24
15
13
9
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1162
910
879
822
1074
999
866
1074
527
298
226
28
235
274
431
263
60
473
294
164
164
164
164
164
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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