Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 EST
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Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is 6.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 1AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)9999999999999999910101010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)512508459346323264211165135966870453228281719191920221822
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
SW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
35
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.99
12:41PM
0.75
1:34AM
1.00
1:53PM
0.71
2:45AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
-0.15
7:03AM
0.05
7:03PM
-0.13
8:15AM
0.05
8:08PM
-0.13
9:24AM
0.01
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:05-
Sunset5:21-------5:22-------5:22-------
light rain
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--2331-----------------
Temp. °C2318453200-3-5-7-8-8-50110-2-3-2-2
Feels °C (?)-5-3-63-10-5-6-9-10-15-17-17-17-15-12-10-9-9-10-12-11-8-7
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