Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.18m | 7:35AM1.03m | 7:48PM1.20m | 8:11AM1.10m | 8:24PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.28m | 1:35AM0.19m | 1:35PM0.22m | 2:06AM0.12m | 2:14PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
28 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | — | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 15 | — | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | — | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | — | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | — | 6 | 14 | 33 | 31 | 40 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 21 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 595 | 624 | 1403 | 1088 | 645 | 646 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 946 | 1085 | 928 | 292 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 17 | 86 | 4 | 78 |
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