Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
25.9°C
1.9° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 6PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
ENE
12
4.5
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
13
3
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3
NE
12
3
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2
ENE
11
2.2
NE
11
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5403
5403
4941
5049
4869
4742
2991
2991
3091
3142
3054
2900
3400
3131
2770
2538
1735
1761
1045
1172
9
Wind (km/h)
60
NNE
60
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
N
55
N
55
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:34PM1.19m
7:00AM1.18m
7:15PM1.20m
7:39AM1.26m
7:54PM1.21m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.33m
00:50AM0.23m
1:11PM0.24m
1:27AM0.15m
1:54PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:57
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1
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Temp °C
21
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
19
18
19
21
21
19
18
16
17
21
22
23
20
Feels °C
12
11
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
9
11
11
14
13
11
10
11
15
18
19
17
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