Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
26.2°C
2.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
11
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
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
2.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1689
2402
2785
3184
3305
3366
3829
4254
4401
4574
4447
4553
4553
4249
2767
2513
2555
2239
2089
2694
2462
Wind (km/h)
50
NE
55
NE
50
NE
55
NE
55
NE
55
NE
55
NE
55
NE
50
NE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:50PM1.16m
6:18AM1.08m
6:34PM1.19m
7:00AM1.18m
7:15PM1.20m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.41m
00:12AM0.31m
12:24PM0.33m
00:50AM0.23m
1:11PM0.24m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:57
6:54
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
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