
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 45 | 69 | 83 | 106 | 151 | 232 | 315 | 336 | 298 | 277 | 257 | 292 | 136 | 116 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.01m | 10:06PM1.09m | 10:39AM1.05m | 10:48PM1.05m | 11:22AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.05m | 3:57PM0.18m | 4:24AM0.04m | 4:46PM0.21m | 5:05AM0.05m | 5:38PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 13 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 136 | 116 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 9 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 45 | 69 | 83 | 106 | 151 | 232 | 315 | 336 | 298 | 277 | 257 | 292 | 34 | 38 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 411 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 674 | 1186 | 878 | 1084 | 908 | 1018 | 1015 | 833 | 1015 | 878 | 1172 | 464 | 865 | 276 | 474 | 865 | 88 | 94 | 78 | 77 |
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