Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
25.8°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
232
227
191
159
127
97
94
63
64
64
35
78
76
83
42
28
41
40
58
128
432
689
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:52AM0.84m
3:26PM1.06m
3:59AM0.87m
4:20PM1.09m
4:49AM0.92m
5:06PM1.12m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.56m
10:03PM0.52m
9:49AM0.53m
10:47PM0.47m
10:41AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
7:00
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
28
29
28
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
23
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