Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 6 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.05m | 4:19AM0.86m | 4:52PM1.08m | 5:14AM0.91m | 5:40PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.28m | 10:40PM0.32m | 10:19AM0.28m | 11:30PM0.28m | 11:15AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 3 | ESE 11 |
25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 3 | N 3 | E 7 | E 7 |
2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 |
— | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 28 | 105 | 105 | 241 | 104 | 235 | 32 | 241 | 487 | 284 | 460 | 195 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 499 | 376 | 274 | 195 |
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