
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 55 | 64 | 94 | 123 | 173 | 226 | 284 | 344 | 336 | 298 | 383 | 0 | 144 | 122 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 9:48AM1.09m | 9:59PM1.11m | 10:27AM1.12m | 10:39PM1.07m | 11:09AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.07m | 4:00PM0.13m | 4:20AM0.06m | 4:44PM0.14m | 4:56AM0.07m | 5:32PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 |
14 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 122 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 29 | 55 | 64 | 94 | 123 | 173 | 226 | 284 | 344 | 336 | 298 | 383 | 333 | 144 | 48 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1413 | 1034 | 1046 | 1279 | 925 | 1279 | 999 | 931 | 2206 | 999 | 502 | 283 | 298 | 706 | 298 | 527 | 20 | 298 | 28 | 60 |
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