Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
27.7°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
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
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
39
36
34
20
26
40
37
38
59
59
57
57
56
38
37
36
36
35
35
34
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
NW
15
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:12PM1.18m
7:35AM1.03m
7:48PM1.20m
8:11AM1.10m
8:24PM1.20m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.28m
1:35AM0.19m
1:35PM0.22m
2:06AM0.12m
2:14PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
2
3
1
2
2
3
1
1
5
7
4
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
23
23
24
Feels °C
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
28
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
28
26
24
26
27
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