Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.3° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
S
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
16
32
32
31
35
15
8
18
18
18
18
28
25
30
20
38
40
31
32
32
35
36
36
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
20
ENE
5
WSW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:29AM1.24m
7:46PM1.29m
8:14AM1.30m
8:29PM1.25m
8:56AM1.33m
9:09PM1.19m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.05m
1:39PM0.07m
2:05AM0.02m
2:26PM0.07m
2:43AM0.02m
3:11PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
25
29
31
27
26
25
25
25
26
29
28
29
27
26
27
26
27
28
29
28
27
Feels °C
22
23
22
24
29
30
24
24
25
25
26
28
33
29
33
31
29
31
28
30
29
29
29
28
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