
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
226 | 232 | 227 | 191 | 159 | 127 | 97 | 94 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 35 | 78 | 76 | 83 | 42 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 58 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 13 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 8 | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 17 | SE 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 22 | — | 10 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 22 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 23 | 14 | — | — | 128 | 432 | 689 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 179 | 179 | 439 | 1069 | 348 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1074 | 1074 | 1186 | 1197 | 878 | 182 | 1015 | 836 | 1186 | 2768 | 2045 | 99 |
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