Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
E
13
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
62
54
46
65
53
52
43
42
43
54
55
54
34
28
32
31
28
28
30
54
52
52
53
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
S
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:58AM1.38m
9:16PM1.15m
9:43AM1.40m
10:03PM1.10m
10:33AM1.39m
10:55PM1.06m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.06m
3:20PM0.14m
3:19AM0.08m
4:10PM0.18m
4:05AM0.12m
5:06PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:50
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Temp °C
18
17
17
19
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
23
24
24
23
Feels °C
17
15
15
17
19
21
19
20
21
22
22
21
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
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