Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.21m | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:09AM1.22m | 10:22PM1.15m | 10:58AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM-0.10m | 3:29PM-0.01m | 3:56AM-0.06m | 4:22PM0.07m | 4:40AM0.01m | 5:17PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 7 | — | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1405 | 1888 | 2140 | 1700 | 1405 | 2837 | 1405 | 250 | 60 | 99 | 179 | 2851 | 2860 | 1887 | 1943 | 377 | 250 | 283 | 878 | 878 | 878 | 77 | 77 |
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