Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 1 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
26.4° C

1.6°C warmer than 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 7AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
55
62
43
35
17
17
16
16
16
13
13
13
12
16
8
8
8
8
8
20
21
22
28
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
5
S
0
S
5
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SE
25
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:00AM0.76m
4:38PM1.05m
4:51AM0.73m
5:23PM1.06m
5:41AM0.73m
6:07PM1.07m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.13m
11:12PM0.23m
10:43AM0.16m
00:05AM0.21m
11:28AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
27
28
30
27
27
Feels °C
18
18
18
21
23
22
21
21
22
23
24
25
23
21
22
23
24
24
24
29
28
28
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
31
20
21
19
18
26
20
13
16
16
13
13
13
12
1
7
7
7
2
7
20
21
22
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
6
4
16
8
17
17
16
9
6
2
2
2
1
2
8
8
8
6
8
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
Energy kJ
85
55
62
43
35
16
3
4
5
2
2
1
12
20
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
181
99
179
196
418
467
399
418
418
476
531
624
1307
1307
903
878
415
380
303
295
481
863
855
836
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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