Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:50PM0.97m | 12:26PM1.15m | 00:32AM0.89m | 1:13PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.26m | 6:07AM0.19m | 7:01PM0.35m | 6:49AM0.28m | 7:58PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | SSE 5 | E 5 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | 14 | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSE 5 | E 5 | S 5 | E 13 | WNW 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 525 | 60 | 531 | 544 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 67 | 60 | 78 | 88 | 203 | 67 | 241 | 60 | 67 | 60 | 60 |
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