Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
28.5° C
1.9° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
19
19
18
19
20
40
40
40
82
78
65
59
56
55
52
33
32
26
26
30
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
WSW
10
NE
10
SE
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
10
E
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:43AM1.19m
11:50PM0.97m
12:26PM1.15m
00:32AM0.89m
1:13PM1.09m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.26m
6:07AM0.19m
7:01PM0.35m
6:49AM0.28m
7:58PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
28
32
31
30
26
27
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
Feels °C
29
33
34
33
27
30
28
27
29
30
30
29
29
30
30
29
30
30
28
31
31
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