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Outer Banks Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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Outer Banks Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 98 | 90 | 71 | 67 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 55 | 53 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:41PM 1.26 | 11:10AM 0.98 | 11:40PM 1.19 | 12:11PM 0.94 | 12:44AM 1.12 | 1:17PM 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:20AM -0.01 | 5:16PM -0.02 | 6:20AM 0.04 | 6:19PM 0.04 | 7:23AM 0.08 | 7:28PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
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