Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is

28.2° C

Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	15	15	15	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	7	13	13	13	13	13	7	7
Wind (km/h)	WSW	S	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	W	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:49AM1.05m				9:09PM1.31m				9:42AM1.09m				10:00PM1.25m				10:37AM1.10m				10:51PM1.16m
Low Tide			2:49PM-0.16m				3:40AM-0.19m				3:44PM-0.10m				4:30AM-0.16m				4:44PM-0.02m					5:20AM-0.11m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	8:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	26	28	28	26	25	24	24	26	28	31	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	30	29	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	27	27	27	27	24	26	24	26	29	29	30	27	27	28	29	31	32	31	32	30	30	30	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 6	E 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	15	13	7	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	7	13	13	13	13	13	7	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 15	E 15	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	—	—
kJ	8	15	15	7	7	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	4	4	2	1	2	4	4	4	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 6	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	7	5	5	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	—	—	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 2	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	—	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	S 3	WSW 3	—	—	SSE 4	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3
kJ	—	—	—	1	3	6	5	2	1	—	2	9	13	10	6	1	—	—	2	1	3	3	5	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	S-Turns Carolina North	Pilgrim Avenue Rhode Island	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Road K Long Island NY	Road K Long Island NY	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Summerville Nova Scotia	Hatchet Bay Eleuthera	Hatchet Bay Eleuthera	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Robert Moses State Park Long Island NY	Trestles New Jersey	Chincoteague Virginia	Road K Long Island NY	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Summerville Nova Scotia	Summerville Nova Scotia	Scotts Bay Nova Scotia	BC's Puerto Rico	Spanish House Florida - North	Summerville Nova Scotia	Spanish House Florida - North	Spanish House Florida - North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	60	690	582	595	595	624	1269	1197	1197	1074	1074	546	324	203	595	1277	1269	1269	1280	2140	1015	1269	1015	1015
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	K.O.A
Rating (10 max)	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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