
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 51 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
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-off | cross-off | 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 | 4:08PM1.20m | 4:37AM0.91m | 5:15PM1.24m | 5:42AM0.98m | 6:15PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.09m | 10:55PM0.13m | 10:41AM0.06m | 11:56PM0.07m | 11:47AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 |
44 | 51 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 |
3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 494 | 376 | 104 | 263 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 502 | 307 | 438 | 431 | 235 | 235 | 226 | 226 | 1422 | 284 | 263 | 226 |
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