
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:53AM0.94m | 1:35PM1.24m | 2:00AM0.91m | 2:50PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.34m | 7:08AM0.21m | 8:26PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.25m | 9:38PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 35 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 |
43 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 4 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNW 3 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | — | E 9 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NE 3 | ESE 8 |
2 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 94 | 241 | 295 | 304 | 250 | 304 | 624 | 1269 | 595 | 99 | 244 | 658 | 60 | 250 | 2130 | 2226 | 244 | 1 |
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