Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
3
NE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
ENE
11
3.5
NE
11
3.5
NE
11
3
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4372
4287
2925
2700
2284
2239
1879
1597
1426
1400
2301
2213
2287
2408
2453
2586
2959
2100
3804
2657
2657
Wind (km/h)
50
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:28PM1.04m
3:14AM0.89m
3:29PM1.05m
4:08AM0.96m
4:20PM1.07m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.58m
9:11PM0.48m
9:11AM0.55m
9:56PM0.42m
10:07AM0.48m
10:37PM0.34m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
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15
14
14
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
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7
8
6
6
5
5
4
5
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