
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
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13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 55 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.10m | 10:51PM1.16m | 11:30AM1.11m | 11:39PM1.06m | 12:19PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM-0.16m | 4:44PM-0.02m | 5:20AM-0.11m | 5:44PM0.07m | 6:06AM-0.04m | 6:42PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 55 | 42 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 3 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 47 | 66 | 61 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1269 | 1878 | 2233 | 1269 | 1269 | 1269 | 1177 | 1280 | 1280 | 1729 | 1729 | 1943 | 359 | 252 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 418 | 181 |
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