Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
14.4° C
(Which is 4.8°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 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
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)
0.7
S
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
18
17
8
14
29
37
42
37
43
40
41
56
71
64
39
34
27
28
30
31
27
34
36
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
N
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:33AM0.82m
10:47PM1.03m
11:15AM0.79m
11:29PM0.99m
11:57AM0.78m
00:11AM0.96m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.14m
4:21PM0.25m
5:19AM0.18m
5:07PM0.30m
6:03AM0.21m
5:56PM0.33m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:54
1
4
4
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
17
17
20
22
22
20
19
19
19
20
22
24
22
21
21
21
20
20
16
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
17
17
17
15
15
16
16
17
20
21
18
17
18
19
21
19
14
7
7
6
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
18
12
7
8
8
8
8
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
39
34
27
28
30
31
27
34
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.4
SW
3
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
18
17
7
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
2
15
12
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
2
1
4
2
8
7
7
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
30
2
3
8
14
29
37
42
37
43
40
41
56
71
64
10
8
8
7
2
3
25
21
15
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
1
2
1
Distance (km)
506
674
1185
1235
1191
1873
833
836
878
878
758
1186
1094
78
276
78
1
354
356
86
458
241
182
179
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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