Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
25.6°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 2PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
29
18
43
44
43
32
31
31
21
20
25
25
25
24
24
25
11
16
24
24
36
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
ENE
0
E
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
0
SSE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:28PM1.13m
00:42AM0.88m
1:17PM1.09m
1:36AM0.84m
2:19PM1.05m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.43m
7:10PM0.50m
6:53AM0.50m
8:08PM0.55m
7:47AM0.55m
9:11PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
29
26
24
25
26
25
25
23
22
22
22
23
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