Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 60 | 78 | 76 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:00PM1.06m | 11:29AM1.18m | 11:43PM0.98m | 12:16PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.07m | 5:11AM0.04m | 5:56PM0.14m | 5:52AM0.11m | 6:48PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 60 | 78 | 76 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 14 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 2 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 1034 | 2361 | 824 | 866 | 106 | 106 | 318 | 263 | 263 | 344 | 442 | 119 | 32 | 167 | 0 | 11 | 60 | 60 |
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