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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 EST
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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
7.9° C
 (Which is 8.3°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 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.6
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.7
SSE
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
1.3
NNW
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)11444444553455578888888610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101011910757412387593895172606745161591302
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
NNW
25
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.84
12:19AM
0.90
12:30PM
0.77
1:12AM
0.88
1:21PM
0.72
2:07AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
-0.04
6:41AM
0.07
6:46PM
0.00
7:40AM
0.11
7:34PM
0.03
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:05-------5:06-------5:07-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1251------
Temp. °C1820202020202020202020201919191811101074200
Feels °C (?)15171718192020201917161614151615640-5-6-8-8-7
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