Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is

27.3° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (24 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).
	Fri 24					Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	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 8	SE 8	NE 5	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	45	77	52	69	47	57	37	44	50	76	60	85	57	48	49	36	36	36	35	35	34
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			4:48PM1.04m					5:06AM0.74m				5:35PM1.05m				5:58AM0.77m				6:22PM1.08m
Low Tide	10:05AM0.28m					11:28PM0.32m			10:53AM0.29m					00:20AM0.29m				11:44AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—
mm	15	2	—	—	1	2	2	2	6	3	7	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23
Feels °C	25	19	22	23	24	23	24	23	22	24	23	24	23	22	22	19	20	20	22	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	38	44	42	40	39	37	34	31	37	76	60	41	41	48	49	36	36	36	35	19	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	S 6	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	45	77	25	69	23	57	37	44	22	37	39	16	14	9	2	—	—	—	2	35	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6
kJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	NE 5	NE 5	—	S 2	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—
kJ	—	43	52	62	47	42	—	35	50	—	1	85	57	41	32	30	23	23	23	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	60	60	67	94	99	99	99	27	41	27	41	63	86	181	181	179	181	836	690	99
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	7	6	6	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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