Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 6AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
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

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
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)
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
S
4
0.8
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
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
29
18
17
12
18
29
37
42
40
45
42
43
75
98
109
66
40
30
29
21
17
26
30
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
N
15
NE
20
NNE
35
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:33AM0.82m
10:47PM1.03m
11:15AM0.79m
11:29PM0.99m
11:57AM0.78m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.14m
4:21PM0.25m
5:19AM0.18m
5:07PM0.30m
6:03AM0.21m
5:56PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:54
1
1
6
7
2
1
4
Temp °C
17
17
17
20
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
23
23
22
22
21
20
19
20
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
20
14
13
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
9
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
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
19
18
18
17
8
8
8
8
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
66
40
30
29
21
17
26
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
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
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
18
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
5
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
S
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
7
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
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
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
19
29
3
14
12
18
29
37
42
40
45
42
43
75
98
109
9
6
8
8
6
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
674
674
674
1185
1185
1186
1191
833
878
865
878
878
1094
1093
1093
94
78
77
244
324
322
355
60
411
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
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