Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.2°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: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
17
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
N
5
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2.2
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.2
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
5
5
5
5
4
24
56
78
99
97
100
77
61
98
85
952
895
1005
869
869
833
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
NE
15
SE
5
E
5
S
10
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
40
N
45
N
55
N
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:39PM0.89m
3:09AM0.99m
3:53PM0.94m
4:16AM0.96m
4:50PM1.00m
5:11AM0.94m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.15m
9:39AM0.10m
10:02PM0.14m
10:32AM0.09m
11:04PM0.12m
11:21AM0.07m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:15
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7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
1
4
2
Temp °C
21
19
16
17
17
17
18
19
20
22
21
19
18
16
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
17
15
14
15
17
17
18
17
16
19
18
15
16
15
7
2
-1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
11
11
10
5
2
1
1
2
19
56
78
99
97
100
77
59
98
85
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
24
28
51
48
6
69
65
61
21
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
ENE
15
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
1
3
2
5
5
1
1
3
2
2
73
2
2
4
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNW
2
1.2
N
5
2.2
NNE
6
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2.2
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.2
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
1
4
18
19
4
2
1
61
374
720
952
895
1005
869
869
833
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
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
1056
60
865
60
60
250
878
746
746
120
32
32
1
4
99
179
1056
991
544
529
529
182
321
332
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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