Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.4° 

Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.3
NE
11
2.3
NE
11
2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
1.9
NE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
2.2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2416
2460
2551
2047
2341
2380
2986
2502
2318
2129
1739
1375
1242
923
1048
844
712
703
592
527
609
640
695
424
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
N
45
N
40
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:56AM1.01m
4:12PM1.08m
4:46AM1.09m
5:02PM1.11m
5:32AM1.19m
5:49PM1.13m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.32m
10:39PM0.24m
11:03AM0.26m
11:22PM0.18m
11:54AM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
9
7
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
12
13
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
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