Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is

27.3° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (24 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	NE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	33	31	47	45	44	42	40	39	37	32	31	31	64	66	54	65	54	49	50	50	49	36	35	35
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	S	SW	WNW	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:14AM0.73m				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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—
mm	—	—	3	6	1	—	—	1	3	22	20	10	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	23	22	21	22	23	23	23	25	26	23	24	27	21	20	21	21	23	22	21	20	21	22	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6
kJ	33	28	47	45	44	42	40	39	21	16	31	24	64	66	35	54	54	49	50	50	49	35	35	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	NE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 4	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	ESE 8
kJ	10	2	2	2	—	—	—	25	37	32	18	31	32	33	3	11	8	—	—	—	—	—	6	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5
kJ	3	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—
kJ	19	31	38	42	35	35	36	25	—	3	5	4	4	3	54	65	53	45	36	40	35	36	34	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	99	99	99	99	99	94	2140	833	60	250	1	1	27	250	111	99	179	77	179	179	181	1056	1069	99
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
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