Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 52 | 64 | 45 | 47 | 39 | 23 | 36 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.19m | 11:28PM0.92m | 11:51AM1.13m | 00:12AM0.88m | 12:35PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.40m | 5:43PM0.43m | 5:27AM0.48m | 6:30PM0.48m | 6:15AM0.53m | 7:20PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 40 | 52 | 64 | 45 | 47 | 39 | 23 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 13 | E 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 9 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 63 | 52 | 32 | 186 | 302 | 377 | 627 | 710 | 637 | 603 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 878 | 60 | 17 | 1097 | 60 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1729 | 1729 | 908 | 295 | 111 | 354 | 908 | 866 | 672 | 1074 | 1196 | 1199 | 196 |
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