Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 48 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 34 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.12m | 6:02AM0.97m | 6:22PM1.16m | 6:46AM1.04m | 7:02PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.24m | 12:04PM0.22m | 00:53AM0.19m | 12:50PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
25 | 48 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 34 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 10 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 16 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 14 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 263 | 263 | 241 | 32 | 294 | 32 | 0 | 168 | 872 | 874 | 564 | 641 | 641 | 435 | 641 | 612 | 614 | 1066 |
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