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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:26PM1.15m | 00:32AM0.89m | 1:13PM1.09m | 1:19AM0.83m | 2:09PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.35m | 6:49AM0.28m | 7:58PM0.42m | 7:36AM0.36m | 9:00PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
41 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 16 | E 16 |
14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 645 | 22 | 60 | 67 | 181 | 99 | 99 | 356 | 858 | 250 | 481 | 481 | 476 | 476 | 525 | 858 | 758 |
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