Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
15
29
45
50
56
46
49
45
28
26
12
14
11
10
5
5
12
7
7
24
28
51
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
0
SSW
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:41AM1.12m
1:19PM0.88m
1:49AM1.04m
2:39PM0.89m
3:09AM0.99m
3:53PM0.94m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.06m
7:33PM0.12m
8:37AM0.10m
8:51PM0.15m
9:39AM0.10m
10:02PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:18
6:18
6:16
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7:43
7:43
7:44
1
3
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
24
26
25
22
21
19
18
20
22
19
19
20
20
19
18
21
24
21
18
17
14
14
14
17
21
23
22
22
18
16
16
18
22
16
16
17
17
16
15
19
23
20
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
11
11
15
29
45
50
56
46
49
45
28
26
12
14
11
10
5
3
12
7
7
6
4
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
11
6
6
5
1
1
5
1
5
5
24
28
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
3
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
7
8
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
5
1
6
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
S
2
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
23
11
5
3
1
2
8
10
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
12
29
1
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
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
203
203
60
60
1
324
1
1
17
1
1
60
60
60
1185
60
834
878
244
903
1088
746
206
27
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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