Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (25 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
5
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
S
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
128
96
94
78
88
101
101
56
89
107
104
89
46
36
36
30
70
28
36
38
41
46
48
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
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
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:30PM1.00m
3:45AM0.87m
4:24PM1.05m
4:39AM0.84m
5:12PM1.08m
5:28AM0.81m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.17m
9:56AM0.07m
10:45PM0.16m
10:41AM0.09m
11:41PM0.15m
11:24AM0.10m
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5:50
5:48
5:48
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8:07
8:08
8:09
8:09
1
1
3
4
5
3
2
3
4
2
1
1
2
4
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
25
24
22
22
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
24
23
25
25
25
25
25
23
22
22
23
25
26
24
21
21
24
23
22
23
24
24
23
23
24
24
27
26
28
27
26
23
23
23
24
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
E
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
131
128
96
94
69
66
60
47
47
29
29
29
30
46
36
36
30
19
28
36
38
41
46
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.1
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
27
3
3
3
8
3
3
16
20
18
19
19
1
10
10
10
10
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
1
1
1
4
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
5
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
7
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
74
64
75
83
78
88
101
101
56
89
107
104
89
11
6
6
10
70
16
12
6
5
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
88
32
78
241
77
261
32
94
32
32
77
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
77
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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