Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
340
401
314
320
255
216
194
154
109
204
251
92
181
282
368
444
535
517
500
443
361
321
277
243
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:27PM1.12m
8:51AM0.83m
9:02PM1.10m
9:29AM0.82m
9:40PM1.08m
10:10AM0.80m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.12m
2:58AM0.06m
2:39PM0.15m
3:32AM0.07m
3:14PM0.18m
4:10AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:14
8:15
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
19
19
20
22
21
20
18
18
18
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
17
19
12
11
13
15
16
18
20
21
16
12
11
11
11
8
8
7
9
10
12
14
12
11
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
340
401
314
320
255
216
194
154
109
5
5
3
3
6
15
15
8
8
8
443
361
321
277
243
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
6
5
9
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
4
1
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
SW
3
1.1
NE
10
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
4
5
4
4
5
6
2
204
251
92
181
282
368
444
535
517
500
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
479
479
276
415
32
32
1
0
60
181
327
439
439
321
321
295
383
203
77
77
77
182
182
179
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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