Outer Banks Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
S
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
57
57
60
37
54
45
23
30
63
52
41
49
59
69
69
51
46
39
31
19
13
13
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23PM1.02m
11:55AM1.16m
00:13AM0.96m
12:49PM1.16m
1:10AM0.91m
1:50PM1.17m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.08m
6:27PM0.18m
6:23AM0.09m
7:28PM0.20m
7:18AM0.10m
8:36PM0.20m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
24
25
26
24
24
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
28
25
25
25
25
25
27
26
27
28
28
28
29
27
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
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