
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 56 | 58 | 45 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.11m | 11:39PM1.06m | 12:19PM1.10m | 00:25AM0.96m | 1:08PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM-0.11m | 5:44PM0.07m | 6:06AM-0.04m | 6:42PM0.16m | 6:51AM0.04m | 7:41PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 56 | 58 | 45 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SW 3 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | S 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 61 | 96 | 78 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1269 | 1403 | 1729 | 1943 | 2598 | 83 | 758 | 276 | 276 | 92 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 356 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 86 | 1097 | 179 |
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