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Outer Banks Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 6AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
SSE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 13 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | |
10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 64 | 77 | 82 | 100 | 100 | 79 | 92 | 432 | 810 | 836 | 846 | 805 | 750 | 705 | 705 | 708 | 653 | 630 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:01AM1.01m | 3:33PM0.97m | 4:04AM0.99m | 4:33PM1.03m | 5:01AM0.99m | 5:26PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.09m | 9:50PM0.09m | 10:24AM0.08m | 10:54PM0.06m | 11:13AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 7 | ENE 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 64 | 77 | 82 | 100 | 100 | 79 | 57 | 1 | 57 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | SSE 4 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 51 | 5 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 60 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | — | E 18 | E 8 | S 7 | — | ENE 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 48 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 69 | 432 | 810 | 836 | 846 | 805 | 750 | 705 | 705 | 708 | 653 | 630 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 824 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1069 | 759 | 811 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 168 | 1034 | 858 | 545 | 343 | 432 | 343 | 235 | 432 | 527 | 704 | 343 |
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