Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
17.6°C
3.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
ESE
8
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
271
214
211
202
129
126
166
203
123
77
54
137
126
205
154
159
100
77
92
84
65
81
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:31AM1.42m
8:53PM1.12m
9:20AM1.41m
9:43PM1.08m
10:11AM1.37m
10:37PM1.04m
Low Tide
2:10AM-0.00m
3:07PM0.04m
2:57AM-0.01m
3:58PM0.05m
3:46AM0.01m
4:52PM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
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6:10
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
16
14
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
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