
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.03m | 7:14PM1.33m | 7:43AM1.11m | 8:04PM1.33m | 8:33AM1.17m | 8:50PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.02m | 12:50PM-0.02m | 1:47AM-0.06m | 1:47PM-0.06m | 2:31AM-0.10m | 2:38PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | NNW 5 | ESE 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | E 14 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | E 13 |
2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | NE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1405 | 1405 | 181 | 2659 | 582 | 2659 | 582 | 624 | 1873 | 250 | 1069 | 1069 | 1069 | 1327 | 1277 | 1277 | 182 | 442 | 442 | 1909 | 2140 | 2894 | 1305 | 1277 |
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