Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Outer Banks Pier today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Outer Banks Pier at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Outer Banks Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 71 | 58 | 60 | 56 | 61 | 58 | 72 | 124 | 102 | 92 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.04m | 4:54AM0.81m | 5:26PM1.06m | 5:45AM0.84m | 6:12PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.22m | 10:52AM0.18m | 00:04AM0.20m | 11:43AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 39 | 60 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 35 | 71 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 57 | 37 | 56 | — | — | 11 | 16 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 71 | 58 | — | 54 | 61 | 58 | 72 | 124 | 102 | 92 | — | 30 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 27 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 32 | 39 | 73 | 39 | 32 | 241 | 14 | 74 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 74 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 748 | 700 | 74 |
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