Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.8°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 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
42
46
41
37
27
28
35
28
20
20
20
20
38
65
91
83
62
64
53
63
67
77
77
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
W
15
NW
30
NNW
30
NNE
10
NE
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:27PM1.04m
4:46AM0.92m
5:17PM1.15m
5:41AM0.94m
6:10PM1.25m
6:36AM0.96m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.08m
10:48PM0.12m
10:54AM0.00m
11:47PM0.02m
11:45AM-0.07m
00:46AM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:00
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
15
15
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
12
14
13
15
14
15
17
18
17
15
13
11
8
12
12
8
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
64
42
46
41
37
27
28
35
28
19
15
15
10
38
65
91
83
62
64
53
63
67
77
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.5
N
4
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
6
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
10
4
8
4
4
4
4
9
3
3
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
1
4
4
1
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
8
8
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
Energy kJ
1
3
3
4
5
6
13
19
20
1
2
12
22
20
9
17
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
79
344
439
1088
327
855
815
866
327
439
179
179
181
1
0
60
181
77
250
0
77
99
181
181
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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