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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
15.7° C
(Which is 4.6°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 5PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
40 | 47 | 75 | 88 | 57 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:01AM0.88m | 11:17PM1.02m | 11:46AM0.87m | 00:02AM0.99m | 12:36PM0.87m | 00:53AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.20m | 5:57AM0.22m | 5:49PM0.23m | 6:42AM0.23m | 6:42PM0.25m | 7:31AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 4 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 10 | SE 6 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SE 8 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
40 | 47 | 75 | 88 | 57 | 75 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | — | 10 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 866 | 1074 | 527 | 527 | 110 | 104 | 346 | 344 | 346 | 60 | 226 | 235 | 24 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 168 | 442 | 307 | 473 | 376 | 376 | 662 | 690 |
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