Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 4PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
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 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 4 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 171 | 6 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09AM0.87m | 5:43PM1.28m | 6:10AM0.90m | 6:41PM1.34m | 7:11AM0.93m | 7:37PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM-0.10m | 00:26AM-0.07m | 12:10PM-0.15m | 1:24AM-0.16m | 1:09PM-0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | 8:21 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | E 9 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 3 | NNE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | — | — | 9 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 89 | 171 | 178 | 186 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 203 | 571 | 241 | 440 | 422 | 262 | 582 | 206 | 99 | 179 | 908 | 411 | 418 | 377 | 546 | 411 | 481 | 825 | 803 | 2864 | 77 | 78 | 77 |
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