Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 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
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). 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 (30 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.1
N
4
1.4
N
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
7
48
100
110
128
213
269
355
346
365
433
504
453
360
308
240
204
148
142
105
105
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
N
40
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
NNW
25
NE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:40AM0.82m
7:53PM1.13m
8:16AM0.83m
8:27PM1.12m
8:51AM0.83m
9:02PM1.10m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.07m
1:30PM0.12m
2:27AM0.05m
2:05PM0.12m
2:58AM0.06m
2:39PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
1
4
5
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
18
18
19
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
19
20
22
21
21
22
20
18
18
19
17
10
9
12
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
12
12
13
16
18
20
20
20
22
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
11
4
11
7
11
11
11
11
7
7
11
346
365
433
504
453
360
308
240
204
148
142
105
105
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
E
12
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
11
4
6
7
7
9
7
2
12
11
11
8
7
7
8
8
12
6
8
8
8
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
7
1
14
4
4
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
NNW
3
1.1
N
4
1.4
N
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
0.1
S
6
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
Energy kJ
5
9
6
3
48
100
110
128
213
269
355
1
1
3
4
3
8
19
24
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
878
304
483
442
657
710
756
762
833
667
321
111
111
111
111
302
422
276
449
276
276
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
2
3
4
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
4
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