Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 54 | 59 | 41 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 38 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.04m | 7:02PM1.19m | 7:26AM1.10m | 7:40PM1.21m | 8:04AM1.16m | 8:17PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.19m | 1:29AM0.15m | 1:34PM0.16m | 2:03AM0.11m | 2:16PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 54 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 23 | 57 | 58 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 641 | 641 | 612 | 641 | 1073 | 759 | 499 | 507 | 105 | 0 | 27 | 1066 | 1066 | 1066 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 28 | 226 | 32 |
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