
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 57 | 23 | 38 | 59 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.11m | 7:29AM0.85m | 7:42PM1.14m | 8:06AM0.90m | 8:17PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.20m | 2:11AM0.12m | 1:57PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 59 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | N 4 | N 4 |
16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 57 | 66 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1186 | 1 | 814 | 17 | 1 | 60 | 1403 | 1186 | 1071 | 77 | 348 | 78 | 0 | 77 | 8 | 79 | 206 | 203 | 241 |
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