
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.10m | 10:51PM1.16m | 11:30AM1.11m | 11:39PM1.06m | 12:19PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM-0.02m | 5:20AM-0.11m | 5:44PM0.07m | 6:06AM-0.04m | 6:42PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 3 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 12 |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 59 | 80 | 65 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2233 | 1269 | 1269 | 1149 | 1277 | 1269 | 1021 | 1729 | 1729 | 1943 | 348 | 772 | 203 | 78 | 78 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 241 | 60 | 0 |
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