Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

28.5° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 1PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	7s
Evening (20 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	NE 4	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 5	E 10	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5
Wave Graph
kJ	24	24	16	9	9	6	12	6	6	6	6	6	96	2	2	2	84	135	15	166	136	215	165
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNE	SSW	SSW	S	W	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				12:58PM1.08m				1:13AM0.89m				1:51PM1.05m					2:06AM0.83m				2:46PM1.04m
Low Tide		6:37AM0.03m				7:26PM0.13m				7:23AM0.09m					8:25PM0.18m				8:12AM0.13m				9:24PM0.21m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—
mm	2	1	—	1	4	9	14	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	4	7	4	5	9	2
Temp °C	28	26	27	28	29	27	26	27	26	27	29	30	28	28	28	28	27	28	26	29	27	28	28
Feels °C	30	30	30	32	33	31	26	27	25	28	29	29	25	24	25	26	25	26	26	28	25	24	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ESE 8	SSE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 8
kJ	24	24	16	6	4	4	3	2	6	6	6	6	—	2	2	2	84	135	15	16	20	20	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 4	ESE 8	NE 4	NE 4	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	3	9	9	3	6	6	1	6	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 12	E 12	E 10	NE 4	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	3	3	6	6	3	3	2	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5	SSW 5	SW 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	27	29	13	10	30	96	166	198	141	74	29	82	166	136	215	165
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	32	32	32	1173	1167	1073	709	813	750	263	1066	1066	1066	1066	104	748	104	523	523	105	104	122	105
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5	5	5

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