Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 EDT
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Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 2PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.2
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
0.2
ESE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
77
64
184
4
453
585
604
660
705
721
705
649
612
528
530
615
692
817
724
638
586
511
502
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:16AM0.96m
4:50PM1.00m
5:11AM0.94m
5:41PM1.06m
6:02AM0.92m
6:27PM1.12m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.09m
11:04PM0.12m
11:21AM0.07m
00:03AM0.08m
12:07PM0.05m
00:56AM0.05m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
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7:45
7:45
7:46
7:47
4
8
2
1
Temp °C
16
13
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
16
7
3
1
0
-1
0
1
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
0.4
ENE
13
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
97
77
59
60
85
56
615
692
817
724
638
586
511
502
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
15
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
E
13
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
73
69
64
92
4
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
4
2
2
4
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
10
57
184
329
453
585
604
660
705
721
705
649
612
528
530
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
181
182
915
989
1085
321
321
522
332
525
341
1056
399
529
181
181
111
111
99
99
60
32
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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