
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:58AM0.77m | 6:22PM1.08m | 6:47AM0.81m | 7:04PM1.11m | 7:29AM0.85m | 7:42PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.27m | 1:04AM0.23m | 12:35PM0.24m | 1:40AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
30 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
49 | 14 | 3 | — | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
— | 3 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 27 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 79 | 181 | 99 | 99 | 304 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 1069 | 1186 | 815 | 348 | 1 | 241 | 60 | 2659 | 422 | 493 | 1191 |
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