Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM0.84m | 2:59PM1.04m | 3:18AM0.84m | 3:58PM1.05m | 4:19AM0.86m | 4:52PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.27m | 9:43PM0.33m | 9:20AM0.28m | 10:40PM0.32m | 10:19AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
3 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 882 | 882 | 1162 | 346 | 1420 | 700 | 549 | 512 | 32 | 564 | 32 | 0 | 277 | 167 | 0 | 32 | 167 | 32 | 32 | 226 | 20 | 164 | 60 |
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