Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
28.0° C
1.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
1.3
SSW
5
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.7
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
0
57
19
20
171
18
18
34
18
26
32
23
27
31
58
50
47
58
58
43
40
39
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
15
WNW
20
NNW
5
NNE
0
S
5
ENE
0
N
5
SW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:06AM0.83m
2:46PM1.04m
3:02AM0.80m
3:42PM1.03m
3:59AM0.79m
4:36PM1.04m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.13m
9:24PM0.21m
9:04AM0.17m
10:22PM0.23m
9:58AM0.18m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
1
2
7
3
4
1
2
2
2
4
6
8
2
2
12
6
6
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
28
27
27
28
27
25
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
Feels °C
27
26
26
28
27
26
26
26
26
25
27
24
27
27
26
28
26
27
25
24
24
23
26
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