
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 52 | 51 | 58 | 48 | 47 | 67 | 54 | 46 | 54 | 32 | 91 | 145 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.33m | 9:09PM1.19m | 9:37AM1.32m | 9:50PM1.12m | 10:20AM1.29m | 10:33PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.02m | 3:11PM0.11m | 3:20AM0.07m | 3:57PM0.18m | 3:58AM0.15m | 4:45PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
32 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 52 | 51 | 58 | 48 | 47 | 67 | 54 | 46 | 54 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 15 |
1 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 3 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 4 | E 7 | — | NE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 5 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 91 | 145 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 1089 | 1085 | 756 | 1056 | 94 | 1 | 203 | 241 | 78 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 179 | 356 | 833 | 833 |
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