Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

18.0°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	48	46	25	15	15	14	15	17	17	35	42	79	96	102	131	128	128	135	157	168	168	172	199	243
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			1:22PM1.12m				2:03AM1.02m				2:28PM1.08m				3:06AM1.09m				3:28PM1.06m					4:02AM1.15m
Low Tide	7:03AM0.17m				7:57PM0.13m				8:16AM0.16m				8:54PM0.11m				9:23AM0.14m				9:45PM0.08m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—
	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21
Feels °C	15	17	17	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	20	21	22	21	20	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 7	E 9	NE 7	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	48	46	11	13	15	14	15	17	17	35	6	2	1	102	131	128	128	135	157	168	168	172	199	243
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 14	E 12	E 8	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	NE 6	ESE 7	E 9	NE 6	NE 7	E 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	E 12	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	4	3	10	5	6	10	7	5	6	1	2	1	1	2	1	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	E 14	E 15	E 11	E 8	E 8	NE 6	E 7	NE 6	NE 6	E 8	—	E 12	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	4	4	2	10	10	6	4	6	1	1	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 6	E 5	ESE 5	E 5	—	—	NNE 6	E 6	—	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	16	25	15	13	—	—	3	15	—	42	79	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	241	432	185	167	167	164	167	168	168	432	432	167	164	164	164	164	122	432	164	60	60	60	28	0
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Rating (10 max)	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1			2	1	1	1	3			2	2	2	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6

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