Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
27.0°C
1.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
17
15
18
31
32
16
32
32
31
19
36
14
14
18
27
34
34
35
30
20
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
NW
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:59PM1.30m
7:29AM1.24m
7:46PM1.29m
8:14AM1.30m
8:29PM1.25m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.11m
1:24AM0.05m
1:39PM0.07m
2:05AM0.02m
2:26PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:17
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
23
26
29
31
27
26
26
25
24
25
25
25
25
26
Feels °C
25
24
24
22
21
22
23
22
25
28
29
24
24
26
25
25
29
27
26
27
28
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