Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
23.6°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
348
236
188
92
70
62
54
46
46
40
40
39
39
39
54
55
54
34
28
31
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
W
15
W
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:18AM1.34m
8:34PM1.19m
8:58AM1.38m
9:16PM1.15m
9:43AM1.40m
10:03PM1.10m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.14m
2:39AM0.06m
3:20PM0.14m
3:19AM0.08m
4:10PM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
22
24
20
19
18
17
17
18
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
Feels °C
13
18
22
17
16
16
14
15
16
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
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