Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
128
132
124
116
116
122
117
181
143
139
132
111
111
89
84
62
56
51
38
27
38
55
54
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:04AM1.25m
11:16PM0.99m
11:46AM1.19m
11:58PM0.93m
12:28PM1.13m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.25m
5:34PM0.36m
5:22AM0.34m
6:21PM0.44m
6:06AM0.43m
7:10PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
19
19
18
18
21
20
21
20
21
22
22
20
21
22
21
22
22
23
23
25
24
24
23
23
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