Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 May 2026 EDT
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Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (24 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1
SSE
6
0.7
ENE
8
1
S
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
251
202
160
157
128
96
94
69
90
75
81
50
51
48
81
84
56
35
21
20
36
37
37
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:38AM0.93m
3:30PM1.00m
3:45AM0.87m
4:24PM1.05m
4:39AM0.84m
5:12PM1.08m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.05m
9:47PM0.17m
9:56AM0.07m
10:45PM0.16m
10:41AM0.09m
11:41PM0.15m
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thunderstorm
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5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
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8:07
8:08
8:09
8:09
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
24
23
25
26
25
23
23
23
23
25
26
26
24
24
23
25
24
25
26
25
22
22
23
23
24
22
24
24
24
22
23
23
23
26
26
28
27
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
307
251
202
160
157
128
96
94
54
51
60
62
50
51
48
46
31
56
35
21
20
36
37
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.8
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
55
46
46
46
3
3
16
3
69
19
3
15
1
32
30
19
19
18
18
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
5
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
8
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
1
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
4
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
85
88
103
85
66
83
62
60
4
90
75
81
38
37
44
81
84
6
8
10
28
24
16
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
4
0
0
1
77
78
32
32
77
94
77
77
77
77
77
77
77
0
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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