Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
27.8° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
8
1.4
S
5
0.1
E
10
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
24
35
24
35
16
16
16
9
15
6
6
15
14
17
6
89
2
56
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
NNE
25
SSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
50
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM0.96m
1:08PM1.08m
1:11AM0.86m
2:04PM1.05m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.16m
6:51AM0.04m
7:41PM0.24m
7:36AM0.12m
8:45PM0.30m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
16
5
1
2
1
5
3
7
2
1
1
2
2
12
Temp °C
30
24
25
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
26
26
28
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
31
26
25
22
25
26
27
29
27
27
27
19
25
27
28
31
27
24
28
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