Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
26.0°C
1.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (22 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
78
81
57
69
79
123
171
268
476
673
912
1000
1214
1338
1581
2194
2339
2467
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
50
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
55
NE
55
NE
50
NE
55
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:20PM1.09m
4:49AM0.92m
5:06PM1.12m
5:34AM1.00m
5:50PM1.16m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.47m
10:41AM0.48m
11:30PM0.40m
11:32AM0.41m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
6:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
6
7
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
24
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
21
22
22
Feels °C
28
26
26
24
24
23
24
23
20
18
20
18
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
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