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Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.2°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 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 13 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
26 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 62 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 77 | 61 | 98 | 95 | 14 | 14 | 1059 | 1039 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:39PM0.89m | 3:09AM0.99m | 3:53PM0.94m | 4:16AM0.96m | 4:50PM1.00m | 5:11AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.10m | 8:51PM0.15m | 9:39AM0.10m | 10:02PM0.14m | 10:32AM0.09m | 11:04PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 26 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 62 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 77 | 60 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | W 3 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | SSE 4 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 6 | ENE 13 | ESE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 51 | 48 | 5 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 19 | 95 | 14 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 15 | — | SSE 5 | E 6 | ENE 13 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 73 | — | 4 | 29 | 98 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | SSE 7 | ESE 3 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 6 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 95 | 444 | 883 | 1059 | 1039 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 893 | 60 | 1185 | 870 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 244 | 60 | 1088 | 746 | 814 | 798 | 77 | 0 | 22 | 94 | 179 | 327 | 798 | 868 | 545 | 545 | 1054 |
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