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Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 4.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kitty Hawk Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 12 | ESE 8 | N 5 | NNE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
46 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 54 | 201 | 26 | 25 | 214 | 162 | 130 | 104 | 83 | 90 | 81 | 81 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 41 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:34PM0.84m | 2:53AM0.90m | 3:34PM0.93m | 3:52AM0.91m | 4:27PM1.04m | 4:46AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.29m | 9:17AM0.15m | 9:51PM0.22m | 10:06AM0.08m | 10:48PM0.12m | 10:54AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 46 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 104 | 83 | 23 | 81 | 81 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 41 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 9 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | E 16 | E 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | N 3 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 54 | 201 | 363 | 278 | 214 | 162 | 130 | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 645 | 302 | 78 | 1 | 41 | 179 | 522 | 322 | 295 | 355 | 250 | 241 | 203 | 203 | 356 | 439 | 439 | 858 | 814 | 815 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1199 |
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