Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

21.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (11 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Afternoon (11 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (11 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 11							Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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	!	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	N 5	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	621	1138	759	601	330	264	306	144	110	87	62	47	37	73	85	112	104	86	69	45	44	35	35
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ESE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	cross
High Tide			8:22AM1.33m				8:38PM1.12m				9:00AM1.31m				9:16PM1.07m				9:38AM1.28m				9:54PM1.03m
Low Tide	2:05AM0.05m				2:48PM0.08m				2:42AM0.07m				3:29PM0.12m				3:18AM0.11m				4:10PM0.18m


	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	12	33	8	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	24	23	25	25	23	20	19	18	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	20	20	21	20	21
Feels °C	17	22	23	21	23	23	21	16	14	13	16	14	15	16	18	20	20	19	21	22	22	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	650	759	601	330	264	306	144	110	87	62	47	37	31	85	112	104	86	69	45	44	35	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	95	58	58	37	36	13	6	20	17	12	12	12	12	13	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	—	E 12	—	—	SSE 7	—	S 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	—	—	5	—	14	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 9	SSW 6	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	W 4	NW 4	N 5	N 5	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2
kJ	621	1138	77	10	36	66	21	16	23	21	14	16	73	73	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Vilano Beach Florida - North	Vilano Beach Florida - North	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Grandview Virginia	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Outside Shoals Maryland	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	The Point Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Laundromats Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Panic Point (Weekapaug) Rhode Island	The Reef Bermuda
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	851	851	60	147	263	263	105	272	105	104	195	167	74	164	104	24	0	0	0	0	1739	690	1073
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Rating (10 max)			2				2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Vero Beach Pier Florida - North	North End Virginia	Grandview Virginia	Outside Shoals Maryland	Waverly New Jersey	Outside Shoals Maryland	Outside Shoals Maryland	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	2	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	4	4

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