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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 1 pm Monday 11 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
15.7° 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 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| 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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | N 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | |
37 | 124 | 27 | 26 | 214 | 173 | 116 | 85 | 62 | 49 | 65 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 42 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:34PM0.93m | 3:52AM0.91m | 4:27PM1.04m | 4:46AM0.92m | 5:17PM1.15m | 5:41AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.15m | 9:51PM0.22m | 10:06AM0.08m | 10:48PM0.12m | 10:54AM0.00m | 11:47PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 37 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 62 | 49 | 65 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | E 14 | S 5 | S 6 | E 15 | E 15 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 124 | 281 | 316 | 214 | 173 | 116 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 476 | 250 | 241 | 203 | 203 | 77 | 79 | 356 | 350 | 439 | 439 | 855 | 815 | 439 | 1 | 439 | 912 | 1056 | 1056 | 295 | 79 | 0 | 181 |
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