Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.4
NE
12
2.3
NE
11
2.1
NE
11
1.8
ENE
11
2.1
NE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
2
NE
10
2.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2599
2102
2155
2341
2739
2318
2047
1818
1546
1279
1087
785
954
698
628
520
663
538
569
769
542
Wind (km/h)
40
N
45
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:20PM1.07m
4:53AM1.05m
5:05PM1.09m
5:37AM1.16m
5:52PM1.11m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.48m
10:37PM0.34m
10:59AM0.40m
11:19PM0.26m
11:52AM0.30m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
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Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
9
8
8
7
8
10
9
9
10
12
11
12
13
12
11
9
9
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