
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 50 | 53 | 67 | 62 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.17m | 2:11AM0.85m | 3:03PM1.20m | 3:26AM0.85m | 4:10PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.09m | 8:38PM0.27m | 8:26AM0.10m | 9:47PM0.24m | 9:32AM0.09m | 10:51PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
38 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 50 | 53 | 67 | 62 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 1 | 1 | 1088 | 1089 | 1089 | 474 | 449 | 276 | 276 | 1 | 78 | 1185 | 498 | 304 | 283 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 270 | 468 | 203 |
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