Outer Banks Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.88° N 75.58° W

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Outer Banks Pier sea temperature is

17.7°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 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	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	69	83	78	76	91	119	125	128	131	160	160	190	207	162	238	238	233	228	233	173	188	199	232	188	197	193
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	W	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:06AM1.09m				3:28PM1.06m					4:02AM1.15m				4:21PM1.05m				4:51AM1.20m				5:09PM1.04m				5:36AM1.24m
Low Tide			9:23AM0.14m				9:45PM0.08m					10:23AM0.10m				10:32PM0.05m				11:15AM0.08m				11:15PM0.04m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—
	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	13	2	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	19	19	17	17
Feels °C	20	20	20	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	19	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	69	83	78	76	91	119	125	128	131	160	160	190	207	162	238	238	233	228	233	173	188	199	232	188	197	193
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	1	1	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	13	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	S 3	—	—	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	—	—	3	3	3	10	12	7	1	18	13	27
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	164	164	432	432	432	432	1287	28	60	60	105	20	20	1739	872	648	484	298	484	478	298	294	20	0	74	74
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Rating (10 max)	1	2						1	1	1	1	1	1									1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7

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