Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 2026 EDT
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.6°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 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
S
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
25
24
24
24
14
14
18
19
39
29
20
12
13
22
24
26
25
28
27
31
53
80
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM0.92m
9:58PM1.09m
10:21AM0.90m
10:36PM1.06m
11:01AM0.88m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.11m
3:42PM0.12m
4:35AM0.15m
4:21PM0.16m
5:15AM0.19m
5:02PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
15
16
15
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
21
21
11
12
11
13
12
13
12
13
14
15
15
17
15
16
15
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
26
25
24
24
24
14
14
18
19
18
18
17
8
8
8
8
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
10
6
3
9
3
6
2
3
5
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
21
10
10
3
7
3
8
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
40
2
1
4
13
19
27
21
39
29
20
12
13
22
24
26
25
28
27
31
53
80
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
11
32
1162
1846
1851
690
1846
690
527
690
1161
1161
1161
1161
822
822
822
648
527
1074
690
527
499
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
5
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