
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 52 | 53 | 67 | 62 | 59 | 44 | 77 | 35 | 28 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10AM0.91m | 1:50PM1.17m | 2:15AM0.88m | 2:58PM1.18m | 3:26AM0.88m | 4:08PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.10m | 8:36PM0.20m | 8:22AM0.10m | 9:47PM0.18m | 9:31AM0.09m | 10:55PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
32 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 52 | 53 | 67 | 62 | 59 | 44 | 77 | 35 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
5 | 1 | 28 | — | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 105 | 122 | 11 | 115 | 1070 | 1070 | 822 | 478 | 298 | 473 | 11 | 502 | 1161 | 1161 | 277 | 226 | 28 | 277 | 28 | 11 | 309 | 506 | 226 |
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