Kitty Hawk Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EDT
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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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
SE
8
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
34
34
33
34
26
32
24
26
49
42
18
18
18
11
11
11
11
7
56
125
154
210
287
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
15
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
N
10
NE
10
E
25
SSE
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
W
30
N
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:16AM0.80m
6:39PM1.12m
7:01AM0.81m
7:17PM1.13m
7:40AM0.82m
7:53PM1.13m
Low Tide
12:09PM0.11m
1:19AM0.09m
12:52PM0.11m
1:55AM0.07m
1:30PM0.12m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:12
8:13
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
23
22
23
23
21
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
19
17
15
16
16
16
23
21
22
19
18
19
17
15
13
12
14
15
15
14
15
17
17
18
14
11
8
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
54
34
34
33
34
26
32
24
18
18
18
31
23
17
9
6
7
11
7
11
11
7
7
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
1
3
4
4
1
1
14
14
7
7
7
18
18
18
11
11
11
7
7
11
7
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
3
8
8
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
NNW
3
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
10
17
24
28
22
26
49
42
2
7
16
13
12
56
125
154
210
287
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
2
Distance (km)
1
41
203
206
179
304
327
179
179
520
531
655
604
604
481
571
203
442
250
833
756
655
522
321
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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