
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 77 | 52 | 69 | 47 | 57 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 76 | 60 | 85 | 57 | 48 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.04m | 5:06AM0.74m | 5:35PM1.05m | 5:58AM0.77m | 6:22PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.28m | 11:28PM0.32m | 10:53AM0.29m | 00:20AM0.29m | 11:44AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | 15 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
38 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 37 | 76 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
45 | 77 | 25 | 69 | 23 | 57 | 37 | 44 | 22 | 37 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 2 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
— | 43 | 52 | 62 | 47 | 42 | — | 35 | 50 | — | 1 | 85 | 57 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 60 | 60 | 67 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 27 | 41 | 27 | 41 | 63 | 86 | 181 | 181 | 179 | 181 | 836 | 690 | 99 |
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