
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 89 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 153 | 222 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:11AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.05m | 2:07AM0.78m | 3:05PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.24m | 7:36AM0.12m | 8:45PM0.30m | 8:25AM0.20m | 9:44PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | 3 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 89 | 136 | 136 | 108 | 112 | 76 | 85 | 85 | 153 | 222 | 171 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 1269 | 1097 | 836 | 834 | 658 | 1085 | 1085 | 1085 | 1085 | 78 | 756 | 78 | 581 | 78 | 276 | 0 | 32 | 77 |
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