Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
27.7° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1.3
S
4
1.6
S
5
1.5
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
41
70
74
64
142
106
18
28
27
26
47
26
31
11
23
32
28
35
104
90
71
66
53
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
5
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:07AM0.78m
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
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6:01
6:01
6:03
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8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
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4
5
2
2
1
3
7
11
14
22
5
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
30
31
28
28
26
26
26
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
25
25
26
29
31
27
27
27
27
28
26
28
28
27
24
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
25
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