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Outer Banks Pier Surf Forecast
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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
308 | 378 | 346 | 297 | 307 | 370 | 401 | 410 | 320 | 260 | 255 | 194 | 154 | 120 | 103 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 102 | 238 | 637 | 1019 | 1194 | 1249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:05AM0.90m | 8:21PM1.13m | 8:43AM0.90m | 8:58PM1.11m | 9:22AM0.90m | 9:34PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.07m | 2:01PM0.09m | 2:58AM0.08m | 2:40PM0.11m | 3:35AM0.10m | 3:18PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 297 | 307 | 370 | 401 | 410 | 320 | 260 | 255 | 194 | 154 | 120 | 103 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 308 | 378 | 346 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | — | 4 | 35 | 102 | 238 | 637 | 1019 | 1194 | 1249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 138 | 138 | 115 | 138 | 543 | 263 | 298 | 365 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 235 | 164 | 185 | 811 | 432 | 432 | 1050 | 813 | 343 |
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