Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.9° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
37
26
25
21
22
24
23
46
41
39
24
24
26
27
27
27
27
27
20
13
21
20
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
WNW
35
S
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
20
S
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:29AM0.85m
7:42PM1.14m
8:06AM0.90m
8:17PM1.15m
8:41AM0.94m
8:52PM1.15m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.20m
2:11AM0.12m
1:57PM0.17m
2:41AM0.08m
2:34PM0.16m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:09
 mm
7
25
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
26
28
26
24
23
24
22
24
25
25
26
25
27
26
25
24
24
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
26
27
28
29
25
23
20
24
22
24
26
27
28
25
29
27
25
23
23
25
25
25
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