Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
23.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 11PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
11
18
14
27
27
28
12
44
17
18
12
12
17
23
24
51
82
65
41
27
20
19
37
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
E
10
S
25
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
25
SE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:24PM1.34m
9:58AM1.00m
10:19PM1.27m
10:58AM1.01m
11:15PM1.18m
11:54AM1.02m
Low Tide
2:58PM-0.19m
4:00AM-0.21m
3:56PM-0.12m
4:57AM-0.17m
5:00PM-0.05m
5:51AM-0.12m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
25
26
28
25
24
24
24
27
31
33
31
28
25
24
23
24
25
Feels °C
20
20
21
22
23
21
22
26
24
27
24
24
23
22
26
28
30
28
26
21
22
23
25
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
8
11
18
14
27
27
28
12
2
1
18
12
12
17
23
24
51
82
65
41
27
20
19
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
S
4
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
8
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
16
16
16
16
15
1
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
6
6
1
7
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
SW
2
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
4
5
2
1
44
17
18
13
10
11
8
8
22
43
46
20
13
28
9
2
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
2
1
Distance (km)
60
60
86
86
60
1269
60
250
1729
1729
878
1280
1015
1888
878
836
203
266
27
241
78
92
60
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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