
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 52 | 106 | 192 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 41 | 37 | 60 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.04m | 3:15AM0.74m | 4:00PM1.03m | 4:14AM0.73m | 4:48PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.20m | 9:44PM0.33m | 9:16AM0.25m | 10:37PM0.34m | 10:05AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
72 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 28 | 47 | 38 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 8 | NNW 3 | N 4 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 17 | — | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
34 | 52 | 106 | 192 | 172 | 80 | 46 | 37 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 37 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 77 | 32 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 86 | 60 | 99 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 179 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 179 | 206 |
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