Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 2PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.2
ESE
6
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
NE
9
1.9
NE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
12
58
83
82
97
100
82
79
60
3
810
931
931
770
760
840
721
693
681
643
565
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
20
ESE
30
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
35
N
50
N
55
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:09AM0.99m
3:53PM0.94m
4:16AM0.96m
4:50PM1.00m
5:11AM0.94m
5:41PM1.06m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.10m
10:02PM0.14m
10:32AM0.09m
11:04PM0.12m
11:21AM0.07m
00:03AM0.08m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:44
7:45
7:45
7:46
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
22
23
21
16
16
16
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
18
17
19
16
18
20
18
14
15
16
5
2
-1
0
-1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
E
13
1.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
12
58
83
82
97
100
82
79
59
85
565
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
ENE
15
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
13
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
5
2
2
1
24
28
51
48
73
69
64
60
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
4
1
6
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.6
S
4
1
N
4
2.2
NNE
6
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
NE
9
1.9
NE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
3
11
29
12
36
375
810
931
931
770
760
840
721
693
681
643
421
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
60
60
60
1088
746
796
1
14
0
0
41
1018
1056
865
527
321
529
529
321
439
690
439
528
179
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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