
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | 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 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 173 | 200 | 209 | 222 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 168 | 140 | 116 | 94 | 91 | 85 | 53 | 52 | 42 | 56 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52AM0.93m | 6:25PM1.29m | 6:52AM0.98m | 7:22PM1.31m | 7:49AM1.03m | 8:16PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM-0.05m | 1:05AM-0.05m | 12:55PM-0.09m | 1:58AM-0.09m | 1:54PM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | 8:19 | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | — | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 52 | 42 | 56 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 173 | 200 | 209 | 222 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 168 | 140 | 116 | 94 | 91 | 85 | 53 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 73 | 74 | 1413 | 1415 | 164 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 167 | 435 | 866 | 2199 | 907 | 235 | 241 | 226 | 317 | 226 | 317 | 323 | 122 | 60 | 0 |
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