Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 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
15.7° C
(Which is 4.6°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 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.2
E
10
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
1.1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
83
63
8
40
28
29
50
39
35
28
26
25
23
24
23
25
25
39
38
37
39
41
42
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
30
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:17PM1.02m
11:46AM0.87m
00:02AM0.99m
12:36PM0.87m
00:53AM0.97m
1:30PM0.89m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.20m
5:57AM0.22m
5:49PM0.23m
6:42AM0.23m
6:42PM0.25m
7:31AM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:53
7:54
2
4
5
5
2
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
20
19
18
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
19
19
17
17
17
18
16
17
10
6
7
9
9
8
7
8
9
10
10
11
13
14
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
40
28
29
22
18
34
24
25
25
23
22
23
16
12
39
38
37
39
41
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
S
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
1
1
8
8
8
8
3
1
7
15
27
26
15
12
11
4
25
25
8
4
2
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.3
SW
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
2
2
1
3
2
4
1
7
2
3
3
3
8
6
4
12
1
3
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
W
3
1.1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
69
83
63
88
11
10
2
50
39
35
28
22
15
22
24
20
10
14
3
4
9
23
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
527
147
122
122
28
346
263
32
74
168
164
20
164
164
502
442
272
442
431
376
653
811
831
1176
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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