Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
3.5° C
(Which is 11.6°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 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1313131212121212121212111188888887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3453393452712582102062031581421501096613312398786751322012125
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
1.05
8:19AM
1.07
8:41PM
1.08
9:01AM
1.04
9:24PM
1.10
9:44AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
-0.10
2:36PM
-0.11
3:01AM
-0.10
3:14PM
-0.11
3:49AM
-0.07
3:56PM
-0.10
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---6:45-------6:43-------6:43----
Sunset------5:46-------5:47-------5:49-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C17161615151415161715141517181921201613111010109
Feels °C (?)141314141512131315141413141617191811967765
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