Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
24.4°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 10PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
11
2.1
NE
11
1.9
NE
11
0.2
ESE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1886
1046
878
9
832
706
494
392
303
188
135
43
42
42
42
42
41
40
39
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:54PM1.21m
8:18AM1.34m
8:34PM1.19m
8:58AM1.38m
9:16PM1.15m
Low Tide
2:02AM0.09m
2:36PM0.14m
2:39AM0.06m
3:20PM0.14m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
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Feels °C
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