Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is

27.3° C

Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (07 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	31	31	31	29	28	28	28	33	42	43	53	51	53	65	67	65	86	80	82	67	59	46	45	32
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSE	S	NW	WSW	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSW	SSW	SSE	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross	glassy	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		1:22PM1.04m				1:31AM0.87m					2:21PM1.09m				2:35AM0.83m				3:24PM1.15m				3:43AM0.82m
Low Tide				7:51PM0.23m				7:54AM0.02m					8:57PM0.20m				8:50AM0.00m				10:01PM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	8:22
mm	—	1	1	6	4	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	29	30	29	26	25	24	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	28	30	33	31	30	29	27	26
Feels °C	31	32	32	33	28	28	25	23	25	24	25	25	27	27	29	28	33	34	34	33	30	28	27	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	31	31	31	29	28	28	28	28	33	29	29	35	53	65	67	65	86	80	82	67	59	46	45	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 4	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
kJ	7	8	4	5	7	5	8	8	3	4	3	33	35	29	30	6	15	14	14	14	14	27	20	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 6	NE 7	SSE 6	S 5	E 13	E 13	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 10	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	ESE 9	SE 4	SSE 7	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 4	ESE 10
kJ	—	1	2	4	2	3	3	8	8	3	3	17	12	1	3	16	2	9	—	—	9	7	3	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	S 7	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	W 4	W 3
kJ	—	—	—	3	3	14	20	33	42	43	53	51	5	7	8	—	—	—	22	23	44	21	6	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	S-Turns Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Tereza Santa Catarina - Sul	Long Beach Long Island NY	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Boilers (Ranger Station) Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	North Bar Long Island NY	North Bar Long Island NY	55th Street Pier New Jersey	Topsail Island Carolina North	Bethany Delaware	North End Virginia	Boiler Carolina North	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Nahant Beach Massachusetts	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North
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	1	1
Distance (km)	60	1	2659	529	60	60	41	99	179	645	645	360	244	276	94	48	0	0	814	0	1	77	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Shit Pipe	Chicahauk			K.O.A	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Triple S Pier	Topsail Island				Topsail Island		Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Chicahauk		Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Topsail Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1			1	1	1	2	1				1		1	1	1	1		1	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Democrat Point Robert Moses Long Island NY	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Malibu CAL - LA County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Point Mugu CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Malibu CAL - LA County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Exiles CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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