Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 3PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 44 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.22m | 10:22PM1.15m | 10:58AM1.21m | 11:07PM1.05m | 11:43AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM-0.06m | 4:22PM0.07m | 4:40AM0.01m | 5:17PM0.17m | 5:24AM0.09m | 6:10PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 44 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 2 | S 3 |
1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 182 | 1056 | 2851 | 2659 | 1969 | 1878 | 921 | 1878 | 878 | 878 | 2226 | 1073 | 1069 | 250 | 836 | 1056 | 60 | 276 | 1 | 1 | 241 | 181 |
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