Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
1
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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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
S
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
45
36
37
37
36
43
43
41
34
33
26
27
47
46
38
31
19
13
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:06PM1.14m
00:16AM0.94m
12:55PM1.16m
1:07AM0.89m
1:54PM1.17m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.25m
6:33AM0.07m
7:30PM0.27m
7:25AM0.09m
8:38PM0.27m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
30
30
28
27
Feels °C
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
30
32
30
28
28
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