Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 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
15.7° C
(Which is 4.0°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 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (11 May)1ft (0.3m)12s

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 night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
1.5
N
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
124
27
26
214
173
116
85
62
49
65
59
42
42
37
38
28
27
20
20
20
26
42
49
Wind (km/h)
40
N
45
NNE
50
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
15
SW
20
W
30
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34PM0.93m
3:52AM0.91m
4:27PM1.04m
4:46AM0.92m
5:17PM1.15m
5:41AM0.94m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.15m
9:51PM0.22m
10:06AM0.08m
10:48PM0.12m
10:54AM0.00m
11:47PM0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
3
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
15
8
4
2
4
7
8
7
8
9
11
11
10
11
12
13
14
16
13
13
15
16
18
16
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
Energy kJ
37
21
21
26
25
23
23
24
62
49
65
59
42
42
37
38
28
27
18
18
10
10
42
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
25
27
27
4
4
4
4
4
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1
5
4
4
16
4
4
4
4
1
4
1
1
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
1.5
N
5
1.9
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
7
124
281
316
214
173
116
85
2
2
1
6
12
15
26
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
354
476
250
241
203
203
77
79
356
350
439
439
855
815
439
1
439
912
1056
1056
295
79
0
181
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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