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Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | |
55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 45 | 34 | 41 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.11m | 6:16AM0.80m | 6:39PM1.12m | 7:01AM0.81m | 7:17PM1.13m | 7:40AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.12m | 12:09PM0.11m | 1:19AM0.09m | 12:52PM0.11m | 1:55AM0.07m | 1:30PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 45 | 34 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | S 7 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 28 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 40 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 1 | 203 | 203 | 77 | 203 | 99 | 181 | 196 | 306 | 327 | 179 | 179 | 520 | 181 | 878 | 1097 | 541 | 520 | 1058 | 250 | 442 | 442 | 1069 |
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