
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 12AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 31 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42PM1.14m | 8:06AM0.90m | 8:17PM1.15m | 8:41AM0.94m | 8:52PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.12m | 1:57PM0.17m | 2:41AM0.08m | 2:34PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | N 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 31 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | NNE 6 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
3 | 7 | 24 | 74 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1186 | 858 | 1191 | 203 | 27 | 60 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 241 | 355 | 206 | 17 | 99 | 179 | 181 | 250 | 179 | 206 |
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