Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
27.4° C
0.7° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
NE
5
0.8
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
16
28
29
33
28
47
45
48
73
40
39
37
45
37
69
60
44
38
48
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
W
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:00PM1.03m
4:14AM0.73m
4:48PM1.04m
5:06AM0.74m
5:35PM1.05m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.25m
10:37PM0.34m
10:05AM0.28m
11:28PM0.32m
10:53AM0.29m
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:14
 mm
13
26
5
2
1
4
3
3
2
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
27
22
23
23
24
22
22
22
22
24
27
27
28
26
23
23
23
24
24
24
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