Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
43
44
44
42
41
41
41
42
45
45
45
45
70
45
46
64
64
115
101
79
79
65
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
20
NNE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
9:37PM1.35m
10:10AM0.98m
10:34PM1.29m
11:10AM0.96m
11:31PM1.21m
12:08PM0.96m
Low Tide
3:10PM-0.18m
4:15AM-0.18m
4:07PM-0.11m
5:15AM-0.12m
5:11PM-0.03m
6:13AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
27
24
23
22
21
21
24
26
26
23
22
21
21
21
24
26
26
23
22
21
21
21
23
20
25
23
22
22
21
20
25
24
23
21
19
19
20
19
23
24
22
21
21
22
22
22
25
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
26
26
43
44
44
42
41
41
41
42
45
45
45
45
70
45
46
64
64
115
101
79
79
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
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
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
4
6
5
5
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
8
13
13
10
8
9
6
5
9
14
14
10
7
2
3
13
19
19
15
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1269
674
1097
286
286
99
1
439
464
674
506
855
1
94
0
476
467
250
286
0
0
0
0
17
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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