Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
23.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
1.1
S
4
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
5
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
19
42
223
97
65
56
56
42
28
66
69
72
58
47
34
33
31
27
17
12
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
5
S
15
W
20
NNW
15
NNE
5
NE
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:58AM1.01m
11:15PM1.18m
11:54AM1.02m
00:07AM1.08m
12:49PM1.02m
00:58AM0.98m
Low Tide
5:00PM-0.05m
5:51AM-0.12m
6:04PM0.04m
6:42AM-0.07m
7:08PM0.11m
7:32AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
1
4
10
2
1
Temp °C
28
32
34
31
28
26
24
25
23
22
24
25
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
26
30
31
29
26
26
26
27
25
25
26
26
23
24
22
23
21
22
21
21
20
22
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
12
19
4
16
16
65
56
56
42
28
66
69
72
58
47
34
33
31
27
17
12
11
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
5
0.2
E
14
0.5
S
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
E
13
0.2
N
3
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
E
12
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
1
16
10
1
14
14
14
1
14
1
14
13
13
13
2
2
1
11
1
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
NW
4
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
16
15
1
14
14
13
12
12
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
1.1
S
4
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
4
0.3
SE
2
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
7
6
42
223
97
52
13
5
5
7
1
1
1
5
4
4
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2788
2770
2788
203
77
0
0
0
1
1
0
27
77
78
0
179
179
196
196
440
418
418
582
60
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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