Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
26.1°C
0.9° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1.3
N
5
1.7
NNE
6
0.4
ESE
9
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
36
36
37
37
54
52
60
49
48
47
47
54
54
54
83
173
27
182
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
NW
20
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:09PM1.19m
9:37AM1.32m
9:50PM1.12m
10:20AM1.29m
10:33PM1.05m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.11m
3:20AM0.07m
3:57PM0.18m
3:58AM0.15m
4:45PM0.27m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
28
25
26
27
26
25
26
28
29
28
28
26
25
25
25
24
23
23
24
Feels °C
28
25
27
27
25
25
28
32
32
30
30
28
26
25
23
20
18
18
19
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