Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
27.8° C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Kitty Hawk Pier today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 8PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
9
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
7
7
7
6
18
35
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
35
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:42AM1.09m
10:00PM1.25m
10:37AM1.10m
10:51PM1.16m
11:30AM1.11m
Low Tide
3:44PM-0.10m
4:30AM-0.16m
4:44PM-0.02m
5:20AM-0.11m
5:44PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
26
28
31
29
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
27
30
32
32
29
27
Feels °C
29
30
32
30
28
28
29
30
32
30
31
32
31
29
29
29
32
32
29
26
25
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