
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.33m | 7:43AM1.11m | 8:04PM1.33m | 8:33AM1.17m | 8:50PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM-0.02m | 1:47AM-0.06m | 1:47PM-0.06m | 2:31AM-0.10m | 2:38PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 7 | SE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | S 3 |
— | — | — | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2659 | 2659 | 2045 | 1277 | 206 | 181 | 60 | 250 | 181 | 1069 | 1307 | 1277 | 1277 | 250 | 442 | 546 | 624 | 2903 | 2140 | 1305 | 418 |
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