Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is

28.1° C

Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	7s
Evening (20 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 8	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 5	E 10	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5
Wave Graph
kJ	24	24	16	9	9	6	12	6	6	6	6	6	96	2	2	2	84	135	15	166	136	215	165
Wind (km/h)	NNW	ENE	E	NE	NE	ENE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				1:08PM1.08m				1:11AM0.86m					2:04PM1.05m				2:07AM0.78m				3:05PM1.04m
Low Tide		6:51AM0.04m				7:41PM0.24m				7:36AM0.12m					8:45PM0.30m				8:25AM0.20m				9:44PM0.33m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—
mm	3	1	—	—	1	24	11	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	5	6	2	4	5	3
Temp °C	27	26	27	27	27	24	25	26	25	26	29	32	28	29	28	28	27	27	25	29	28	28	27
Feels °C	29	28	31	30	30	26	24	25	23	26	29	32	26	25	26	26	26	26	24	29	26	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ESE 8	SSE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 8
kJ	24	24	16	6	4	4	3	2	6	6	6	6	—	2	2	2	84	135	15	16	20	20	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 4	ESE 8	NE 4	NE 4	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	3	9	9	3	6	6	1	6	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 12	E 12	E 10	NE 4	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	3	3	6	6	3	3	2	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5	SSW 5	SW 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	27	29	13	10	30	96	166	198	141	74	29	82	166	136	215	165
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	60	60	60	1197	1191	1093	693	823	758	241	1085	1085	1085	1085	77	756	77	503	503	78	77	94	78
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5	5	5

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