Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
28.2°C
1.8° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
12
11
25
25
28
27
27
27
26
25
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:33AM0.80m
5:00PM1.07m
5:24AM0.84m
5:47PM1.11m
6:14AM0.90m
6:32PM1.15m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.42m
11:36PM0.41m
11:13AM0.39m
00:23AM0.34m
12:05PM0.34m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:39
 mm
1
1
2
16
Temp °C
25
24
26
28
30
30
28
26
25
24
25
27
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
25
27
29
31
30
29
26
27
25
26
29
24
22
26
26
25
24
26
25
25
25
25
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