Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 59 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.20m | 8:11AM1.10m | 8:24PM1.20m | 8:47AM1.16m | 9:00PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.22m | 2:06AM0.12m | 2:14PM0.18m | 2:38AM0.09m | 2:54PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 |
38 | 59 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NNE 4 | ESE 8 |
4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | E 12 | — | E 8 | SE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 |
2 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSE 5 | S 2 | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 946 | 1085 | 302 | 283 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 182 | 646 | 440 |
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