Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4.5
ENE
12
4.5
ENE
13
4.5
ENE
13
4.5
ENE
13
3.5
E
13
3.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
0
1774
1993
2044
2495
2736
3257
3640
4229
4701
5160
5369
6341
6202
6325
3966
3131
2635
Wind (km/h)
65
NNE
60
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NE
50
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
55
NE
55
NE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
60
N
60
N
60
N
55
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:01AM0.86m
1:26PM1.05m
2:03AM0.86m
2:28PM1.04m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.51m
7:06AM0.57m
8:16PM0.51m
8:07AM0.58m
9:11PM0.48m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:23
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6:22
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 mm
6
2
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5
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
1
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
5
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