Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.7° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
119
136
165
157
173
173
177
212
162
244
244
244
244
255
216
237
307
269
253
235
193
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:36PM1.08m
4:14AM1.18m
4:28PM1.05m
5:03AM1.24m
5:18PM1.03m
5:48AM1.28m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.16m
10:31AM0.24m
10:39PM0.14m
11:28AM0.20m
11:24PM0.12m
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rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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18
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
23
23
20
19
18
17
15
Feels °C
23
21
20
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
21
19
19
21
19
17
14
10
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