Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 May 2026 EDT
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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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 7AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (23 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
156
160
164
164
160
150
154
183
197
202
251
176
172
127
122
96
96
68
68
89
54
52
48
Wind (km/h)
10
E
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-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
cross-off
High Tide
1:27AM1.01m
2:21PM0.97m
2:38AM0.93m
3:30PM1.00m
3:45AM0.87m
4:24PM1.05m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.03m
8:39PM0.16m
9:06AM0.05m
9:47PM0.17m
9:56AM0.07m
10:45PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
19
20
20
21
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
26
24
24
24
24
23
24
26
24
24
24
20
23
22
23
24
25
24
24
23
23
24
24
25
26
24
24
22
23
22
24
27
25
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
160
156
160
164
164
160
150
154
183
197
202
203
176
172
127
122
96
78
67
65
67
51
48
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
40
37
37
39
28
28
28
18
27
2
251
22
23
22
3
96
68
68
15
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
1
S
7
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
65
55
77
61
91
74
76
117
110
85
93
6
6
7
89
54
52
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
181
0
0
0
32
439
77
1
32
32
0
1
32
32
32
77
32
78
94
32
32
77
32
77
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
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