Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
17.4°C
3.9° 

Outer Banks Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
94
109
106
106
109
97
91
91
75
83
87
94
96
117
159
175
144
163
140
96
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:11AM1.37m
10:37PM1.04m
11:07AM1.31m
11:36PM1.00m
12:08PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.09m
4:40AM0.05m
5:50PM0.12m
5:41AM0.10m
6:52PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
20
21
21
20
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
19
20
18
17
17
20
20
19
15
11
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
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