Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
76
64
42
46
41
49
28
28
47
35
20
20
20
20
36
49
56
49
35
37
48
51
52
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNE
15
NE
25
N
25
NW
30
NW
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52AM0.91m
4:27PM1.04m
4:46AM0.92m
5:17PM1.15m
5:41AM0.94m
6:10PM1.25m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.08m
10:48PM0.12m
10:54AM0.00m
11:47PM0.02m
11:45AM-0.07m
00:46AM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:00
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
15
15
14
13
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
11
9
12
10
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Energy kJ
23
24
64
42
46
41
49
28
28
47
35
19
15
16
10
10
49
56
49
35
37
48
51
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
10
8
8
8
7
8
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
1
4
4
1
4
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
108
76
1
3
4
7
6
5
12
18
19
36
1
1
3
28
27
19
9
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
203
77
77
525
418
597
439
439
332
78
1
1
439
439
1056
439
283
78
1
0
181
203
250
250
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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