Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:43PM0.98m | 12:16PM1.13m | 00:30AM0.91m | 1:05PM1.09m | 1:20AM0.86m | 2:00PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.11m | 6:48PM0.22m | 6:36AM0.17m | 7:43PM0.28m | 7:25AM0.23m | 8:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
28 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | NE 4 | — | E 16 | E 6 |
2 | — | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | ESE 12 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | SE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 16 |
3 | 3 | — | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 73 | 32 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 241 | 168 | 20 | 828 | 502 | 502 | 641 | 882 | 925 | 119 | 874 |
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