
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.09m | 10:00PM1.25m | 10:37AM1.10m | 10:51PM1.16m | 11:30AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM-0.19m | 3:44PM-0.10m | 4:30AM-0.16m | 4:44PM-0.02m | 5:20AM-0.11m | 5:44PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | S 4 | S 3 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 624 | 624 | 1197 | 1074 | 1074 | 544 | 262 | 1729 | 1269 | 1269 | 2233 | 1269 | 1307 | 1121 | 1001 | 1085 | 994 | 1015 | 2836 | 2388 | 295 | 203 | 77 |
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