Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 5.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1
S
0.6
SE
1
S
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
S
1
SSE
0.6
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)5556666666464666664666108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2219537147423435292236213330393132323280305311761
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
1.08
7:03AM
1.06
7:21PM
1.13
7:44AM
1.05
8:01PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
-0.01
12:56AM
-0.06
1:14PM
-0.03
1:42AM
-0.07
1:52PM
-0.03
2:25AM
-0.06
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:48-------6:47
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171918181818181819212019191818192022212019191920
Feels °C (?)141413131414151516161514151415161618161716171720
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