
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 72 | 62 | 72 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 50 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.21m | 5:30AM1.16m | 5:50PM1.21m | 6:23AM1.25m | 6:41PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.30m | 11:19PM0.23m | 11:39AM0.25m | 00:10AM0.17m | 12:39PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 50 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 |
82 | 72 | 62 | 72 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1017 | 380 | 1018 | 910 | 439 | 439 | 919 | 910 | 916 | 196 | 327 | 182 | 179 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 67 | 86 | 86 |
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