Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
28.1° C
1.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.4
S
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
9
1.7
S
5
1.6
S
5
1.9
S
6
1.7
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
16
9
9
6
12
6
6
6
6
6
96
2
2
2
84
135
15
166
136
215
165
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
ENE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
SSW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:08PM1.08m
1:11AM0.86m
2:04PM1.05m
2:07AM0.78m
3:05PM1.04m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.04m
7:41PM0.24m
7:36AM0.12m
8:45PM0.30m
8:25AM0.20m
9:44PM0.33m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
3
1
1
24
11
3
2
5
6
2
4
5
3
Temp °C
27
26
27
27
27
24
25
26
25
26
29
32
28
29
28
28
27
27
25
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
29
28
31
30
30
26
24
25
23
26
29
32
26
25
26
26
26
26
24
29
26
25
25
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