Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 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
8.1° C
(Which is 7.0°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 4AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)44441111444355644657777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1010101010101010751714312859144821491315154544424
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
N
15
NW
25
WNW
55
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.91
11:42AM
0.83
12:29AM
0.89
12:29PM
0.74
1:29AM
0.87
1:28PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
0.09
6:14PM
-0.03
6:58AM
0.17
7:00PM
0.03
8:02AM
0.21
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset------5:05-------5:06-------5:07-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1-164--
Temp. °C10111315172020202020191919212120191919181010107
Feels °C (?)57101214171718182018181719171614151615573-6
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