Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

28.9° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	212	202	220	193	192	167	140	112	91	73	68	52	50	35	27	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	13	12
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SSW	SW	W	W	S	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:52AM0.98m				7:22PM1.31m				7:49AM1.03m					8:16PM1.30m				8:43AM1.08m				9:07PM1.27m
Low Tide				12:55PM-0.09m				1:58AM-0.09m				1:54PM-0.12m					2:48AM-0.12m				2:50PM-0.12m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56
	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	8:17
mm	3	8	6	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	25	27	27	27	26	26
Feels °C	25	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	28	29	28	28	29	31	28	28	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SW 6	—	—	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 6	E 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 8
kJ	23	1	—	—	21	21	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	11	27	16	16	16	11	12	7	10	6	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	16	11	17	17	15	12	15	15	14	13	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 5	SE 5	E 16	E 16	E 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	32	16	16	16	16	15	7	5	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	SSW 3	SW 3
kJ	212	202	220	193	192	167	140	112	91	73	68	52	50	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Bethany Delaware	Bethany Delaware	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Chincoteague Virginia	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Dunkleys Bermuda	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Tices Sholls New Jersey	Lbi 5th Street Beach Haven New Jersey	Road K Long Island NY	Assateague Maryland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	168	1046	1046	185	185	298	298	164	164	168	226	164	1074	168	60	11	11	11	32	32	460	426	612	263
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Atlantic Beach			Bogue Pier	Bogue Pier			Long Beach	Long Beach	Long Beach	Long Beach	Shackleford Banks		Long Beach	Long Beach	Chicahauk	Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House	K.O.A	K.O.A
Rating (10 max)	1			1	1			1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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