Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
27.2° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
8
27
6
6
7
38
39
43
43
43
43
56
58
45
46
26
24
16
10
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
30
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
NNE
25
SE
25
S
5
SW
5
S
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM1.11m
11:39PM1.06m
12:19PM1.10m
00:25AM0.96m
1:08PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:20AM-0.11m
5:44PM0.07m
6:06AM-0.04m
6:42PM0.16m
6:51AM0.04m
7:41PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:16
 mm
7
2
13
1
2
1
1
2
4
3
Temp °C
27
27
29
31
31
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
32
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
Feels °C
30
30
31
32
30
27
25
26
25
25
28
32
34
28
25
26
27
29
28
26
26
27
25
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