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Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
24 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 38 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 70 | 45 | 46 | 64 | 64 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:13AM0.99m | 9:37PM1.35m | 10:10AM0.98m | 10:34PM1.29m | 11:10AM0.96m | 11:31PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM-0.22m | 3:10PM-0.18m | 4:15AM-0.18m | 4:07PM-0.11m | 5:15AM-0.12m | 5:11PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | 8:06 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 38 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 70 | 45 | 46 | 64 | 64 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 18 | E 14 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | WSW 3 | S 4 | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 60 | 1 | 1269 | 1269 | 1269 | 690 | 286 | 77 | 94 | 1 | 439 | 479 | 479 | 674 | 855 | 286 | 86 | 0 | 481 | 464 | 295 | 203 | 32 |
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