Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
27.7°C
2.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.1
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
26
17
13
13
13
13
13
12
6
12
6
6
56
15
6
14
21
40
51
56
56
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
SE
25
SW
40
SSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
E
30
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:35PM1.24m
2:00AM0.91m
2:50PM1.23m
3:22AM0.92m
4:03PM1.24m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.21m
8:26PM0.35m
8:14AM0.25m
9:38PM0.33m
9:27AM0.24m
10:41PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:24
7:23
 mm
2
2
21
4
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
26
26
28
33
33
27
25
27
26
26
26
27
27
22
23
23
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
28
33
37
26
22
27
24
27
29
30
28
21
24
25
26
26
24
23
22
21
21
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