Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
28.8° C
2.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
14
14
14
14
14
13
22
15
16
16
16
27
26
26
26
24
23
23
22
13
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
SW
5
E
10
W
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09PM1.05m
2:22AM0.78m
3:15PM1.04m
3:36AM0.78m
4:11PM1.05m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.46m
8:31AM0.41m
9:57PM0.47m
9:29AM0.43m
10:47PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
4
1
1
3
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
29
30
29
28
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
31
29
29
28
30
30
29
27
27
26
28
28
30
31
31
29
28
25
25
25
25
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