Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Kitty Hawk Pier in North Carolina is an exposed beach/Pier break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of rips, man-made danger (buoys etc...) and sharks.

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Overall Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kitty Hawk Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Chicahauk	1 mi
Second closest break	Laundromats	2 mi
Third closest break	Avalon Pier	5 mi
Fourth closest break	1st street	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Nags Head Pier	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Kitty Hawk Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Virginia Beach Buoy	60 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Diamond Shoals Buoy	78 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Jamestown Buoy	96 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Stingray Point Buoy	104 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Potomac Buoy	137 mi
Tide stations nearest to Kitty Hawk Pier:
Closest tide station	Kitty Hawk (ocean), North Carolina	1 mi
Second closest tide station	FRF Pier, Duck, North Carolina	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Duck Pier, outside, North Carolina	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Duck Pier, outside, North Carolina (2)	6 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Jennettes Pier, Nags Head (ocean), North Carolina	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Kitty Hawk Pier:
Closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	214 mi
Second closest ski area	Massanutten (United States)	232 mi
Third closest ski area	Bryce Resort (United States)	249 mi
Fourth closest ski area	The Homestead Ski Area (United States)	262 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	267 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Kitty Hawk Pier:
Closest city location	Southern Shores (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Kitty Hawk (United States)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Kill Devil Hills (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Nags Head (United States)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Manteo (United States)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Kitty Hawk Pier is Elizabeth City Cgas Rgnl Airport (ECG) in USA, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Kitty Hawk Pier is Oceana Nas Airport (NTU), also in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away.
• Third is Norfolk International Airport (ORF) in USA, 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Norfolk Ns Airport (NGU) in USA is 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Langley Afb (Hampton) Airport (LFI), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Kitty Hawk Pier and is 123 km (76 miles) away.