Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is

28.2° C

Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	19	31	31	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	6	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	W	W	SSW	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SE	SSE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				8:49AM1.05m				9:09PM1.31m				9:42AM1.09m				10:00PM1.25m				10:37AM1.10m				10:51PM1.16m
Low Tide		2:51AM-0.20m				2:49PM-0.16m				3:40AM-0.19m				3:44PM-0.10m				4:30AM-0.16m				4:44PM-0.02m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	23	24	26	27	28	26	25	24	24	26	28	31	28	26	26	25	25	27	29	31	28	27
Feels °C	25	24	25	26	27	26	27	24	25	24	26	29	29	30	29	27	27	27	28	31	32	32	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	19	19	31	15	13	7	7	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	6	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 15	E 15	S 3	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	16	31	9	8	15	15	14	7	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	1	4	4	2	—	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	—	ENE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	—	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 6	—	E 15	E 14	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	5	—	7	5	5	3	3	3	1	1	—	5	4	4	4	1	—	4	4	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	SSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	—	S 3	S 3	S 4	S 3	SSW 3	WSW 3	S 3	S 2	S 3	S 4	S 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	4	4	2	1	—	2	5	9	6	6	1	1	1	5	9	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	1	1	1	60	646	439	546	595	595	595	595	624	624	1074	667	418	2014	624	1269	2659	1277	1403	2130	1112
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7	8

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