Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
116
114
153
121
111
82
75
75
62
56
53
40
38
27
26
32
33
33
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
0
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:16PM0.99m
11:46AM1.19m
11:58PM0.93m
12:28PM1.13m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.36m
5:22AM0.34m
6:21PM0.44m
6:06AM0.43m
7:10PM0.50m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
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