Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

28.7° C

Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Evening (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	55	53	41	27	18	19	39	31	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ENE	E	SE	SW	WSW	W	W	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					8:16PM1.30m				8:43AM1.08m				9:07PM1.27m				9:35AM1.11m				9:57PM1.22m
Low Tide		1:54PM-0.12m					2:48AM-0.12m				2:50PM-0.12m				3:36AM-0.13m				3:45PM-0.10m				4:22AM-0.11m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	8:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	24	26	27	27	26	25	24	24	27	28	29	27	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	25	26	26	27	26	26	24	24	26	27	26	26	24	24	24	26	29	30	30	28	27	28	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	E 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	16	53	41	27	18	19	39	31	15	7	7	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 6	ENE 5	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	E 6	ESE 5	S 4	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 5	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	S 3
kJ	32	16	16	11	8	8	19	9	8	15	15	7	7	3	1	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	ENE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	SE 5	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 15
kJ	—	32	32	16	16	16	—	—	7	5	3	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	4	4	1	1	1	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	S 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 3	WSW 3
kJ	55	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	6	4	2	1	—	2	8	9	6	3	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Jacmel South Coast	Matagorda Texas	Bicentenial Park Florida - North	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Fire Island Long Island NY	Robert Moses State Park Long Island NY	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Road K Long Island NY	Road K Long Island NY	Robert Moses State Park Long Island NY	Road K Long Island NY	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	Lavallette New Jersey	LBI Long Beach Island New Jersey	Indian Wells Long Island NY	White Point Beach Nova Scotia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	226	226	1987	2078	890	60	60	11	0	11	32	32	589	564	599	612	612	564	612	2571	473	438	641	1287
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina						Corolla Lighthouse	Bogue Pier	Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House	K.O.A	K.O.A
Rating (10 max)						1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Trayhan's Maine	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Malibu CAL - LA County	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	2	1	1	3	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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