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Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.4° C
(Which is 4.8°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 10PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | |
19 | 24 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 73 | 47 | 60 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 54 | 33 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.03m | 11:15AM0.79m | 11:29PM0.99m | 11:57AM0.78m | 00:11AM0.96m | 12:41PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.25m | 5:19AM0.18m | 5:07PM0.30m | 6:03AM0.21m | 5:56PM0.33m | 6:47AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  |  | |  | |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 8 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 3 | N 4 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | — | 7 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 12 | SSE 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | — | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 4 | S 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 24 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 73 | 8 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 506 | 1185 | 1186 | 884 | 833 | 836 | 878 | 1018 | 878 | 1094 | 1094 | 506 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 86 | 86 | 99 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 |
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