Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 7 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
23.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
1
S
7
1.4
S
5
0.2
E
14
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
12
12
23
106
82
16
80
67
43
41
22
56
72
57
49
48
34
32
23
20
13
12
11
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
25
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
15
SSW
25
SW
15
NW
20
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:58AM1.01m
11:15PM1.18m
11:54AM1.02m
00:07AM1.08m
12:49PM1.02m
00:58AM0.98m
Low Tide
4:57AM-0.17m
5:00PM-0.05m
5:51AM-0.12m
6:04PM0.04m
6:42AM-0.07m
7:08PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
4
5
9
Temp °C
24
24
28
32
34
30
27
24
25
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
23
26
31
32
28
27
26
27
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
22
21
20
20
21
21
20
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
17
12
12
23
4
16
16
80
67
43
41
22
56
72
57
49
48
34
32
23
20
13
12
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
E
14
0.4
S
5
0.2
E
14
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
E
13
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
1
1
16
7
15
1
14
1
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
2
1
1
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.1
NW
4
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
16
14
1
14
2
13
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
1
S
7
1.4
S
5
1.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
S
3
0.1
N
7
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
3
7
10
7
106
82
148
37
6
4
5
1
2
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1277
674
2788
878
241
203
83
0
0
27
1
262
0
27
78
181
179
179
179
440
250
418
546
418
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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