
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 19 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.05m | 12:07PM1.11m | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:58PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.00m | 5:52AM-0.03m | 6:29PM0.07m | 6:37AM0.03m | 7:26PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 4 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 19 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | E 13 | — | — | SW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | W 3 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | — | ESE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | SW 2 |
24 | 60 | 104 | 73 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2843 | 104 | 1085 | 104 | 105 | 105 | 119 | 28 | 377 | 377 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 167 | 195 |
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