Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 EDT
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Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
7.8° C
(Which is 6.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Mar)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (16 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6986537801126835577382135216165165151154158161158127124121111111111113113
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
40
S
45
S
55
S
55
W
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
35
NW
25
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.91
6:57AM
1.04
7:15PM
1.01
7:38AM
1.06
7:56PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
0.04
12:42AM
-0.03
1:11PM
-0.06
1:29AM
-0.13
1:48PM
-0.15
2:13AM
-0.19
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:09-------7:07
Sunset--7:09-------7:10-------7:12-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
13112-------------------
Temp. °C18171716115311478532233334555
Feels °C (?)13111070-6-7-8-7-202-5-5-6-5-3-2-2-3-1111
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