Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
23.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
5
0.2
E
14
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
17
17
39
17
12
17
23
23
24
160
102
16
84
67
41
26
37
37
30
20
25
44
45
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSE
25
ESE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
20
N
15
NE
15
SSE
5
SW
15
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:58AM1.00m
10:19PM1.27m
10:58AM1.01m
11:15PM1.18m
11:54AM1.02m
00:07AM1.08m
Low Tide
3:56PM-0.12m
4:57AM-0.17m
5:00PM-0.05m
5:51AM-0.12m
6:04PM0.04m
6:42AM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
24
25
27
25
24
24
24
28
32
33
30
28
25
25
24
23
24
23
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
23
24
23
26
25
24
24
23
26
30
31
28
28
26
24
23
21
24
23
22
24
26
23
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
28
17
17
5
17
12
17
23
23
24
4
16
16
84
67
41
26
37
37
30
20
25
44
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
5
0.2
E
14
0.3
S
5
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
2
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
16
4
15
4
14
3
14
14
14
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
16
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
5
1.6
S
5
1
SSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
39
5
5
6
7
11
9
160
102
131
44
11
24
36
14
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
60
1729
1729
903
903
878
878
836
2760
2788
203
77
32
1
77
78
92
1
27
86
203
60
27
179
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Rating
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1
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1
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
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4
3
3
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1
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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