Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13PM1.09m | 1:19AM0.83m | 2:09PM1.05m | 2:22AM0.78m | 3:15PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.42m | 7:36AM0.36m | 9:00PM0.46m | 8:31AM0.41m | 9:57PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | E 16 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 16 | E 5 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 16 | E 6 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 18 | — | 19 | 12 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 99 | 637 | 858 | 855 | 858 | 493 | 467 | 418 | 531 | 1219 | 858 | 814 | 86 | 241 | 241 | 908 | 241 | 2768 | 1090 |
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