Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
28.9°C
2.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.6
S
6
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
24
25
24
27
21
14
11
10
12
12
11
25
25
28
27
27
27
26
25
24
24
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
E
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
0
NNE
5
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36AM0.78m
4:11PM1.05m
4:33AM0.80m
5:00PM1.07m
5:24AM0.84m
5:47PM1.11m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.43m
10:47PM0.45m
10:22AM0.42m
11:36PM0.41m
11:13AM0.39m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:42
 mm
2
2
1
4
3
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
23
24
25
27
25
25
26
28
29
29
27
26
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
28
27
24
25
27
28
26
25
26
28
29
30
28
26
24
24
27
27
26
25
25
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