Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.8° 

Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
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Saturday
3
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
56
55
43
46
46
46
47
49
47
69
56
46
45
64
60
59
58
57
57
56
56
55
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:26AM1.36m
11:49PM1.01m
12:21PM1.31m
00:46AM0.98m
1:23PM1.26m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.18m
6:06PM0.29m
5:56AM0.24m
7:08PM0.34m
6:59AM0.30m
8:18PM0.36m
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Temp °C
23
23
23
25
27
25
24
23
23
22
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28
25
24
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Feels °C
23
23
23
25
25
22
22
23
23
22
25
28
26
23
23
23
23
23
18
16
15
15
16
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