Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
28.2° C
1.5° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
N
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
14
7
7
7
15
15
18
26
8
18
22
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
20
SSW
25
SW
40
NW
25
WNW
15
WSW
20
WNW
5
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:47AM1.03m
7:14PM1.33m
7:43AM1.11m
8:04PM1.33m
8:33AM1.17m
8:50PM1.30m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.02m
12:50PM-0.02m
1:47AM-0.06m
1:47PM-0.06m
2:31AM-0.10m
2:38PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:54
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
27
30
32
31
29
24
23
23
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
29
30
28
Feels °C
28
26
27
29
31
34
31
30
20
22
24
25
29
26
26
26
27
28
29
31
30
32
32
29
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