Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.6° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
N
4
1.4
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
46
32
40
94
126
133
126
108
141
136
128
155
163
220
226
186
181
181
161
151
147
140
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
25
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:20AM1.29m
10:33PM1.05m
11:04AM1.25m
11:16PM0.99m
11:46AM1.19m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.15m
4:45PM0.27m
4:39AM0.25m
5:34PM0.36m
5:22AM0.34m
6:21PM0.44m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
29
28
27
26
22
20
20
18
18
19
17
19
20
20
19
20
20
21
20
20
21
21
20
21
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