Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
24.4°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
NE
13
3
ENE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.3
NE
11
1.9
NE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2789
2834
4050
2376
1769
1287
1131
1510
1326
821
634
562
298
279
200
120
71
64
47
47
46
45
39
39
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
15
WNW
15
NE
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:39AM1.26m
7:54PM1.21m
8:18AM1.34m
8:34PM1.19m
8:58AM1.38m
9:16PM1.15m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.15m
1:54PM0.18m
2:02AM0.09m
2:36PM0.14m
2:39AM0.06m
3:20PM0.14m
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Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
19
22
24
22
20
19
18
18
19
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
11
11
10
11
13
17
22
21
17
16
14
15
16
20
18
19
20
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