Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Issued: 1 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
26.9° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
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
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
23
23
23
14
14
19
15
18
16
17
17
17
20
28
21
20
32
31
31
31
29
28
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
25
SE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
10
WNW
25
SE
30
S
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:15PM1.01m
11:50AM0.94m
11:55PM0.97m
12:33PM0.99m
00:39AM0.92m
1:22PM1.04m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.05m
5:58PM0.24m
6:21AM0.04m
6:51PM0.24m
7:04AM0.03m
7:51PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
5
2
8
6
Temp °C
25
25
25
27
29
30
28
27
26
27
26
29
30
32
26
26
26
25
26
28
31
29
26
26
Feels °C
26
27
28
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
27
32
33
32
27
28
28
27
27
30
34
29
25
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
S
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
24
23
23
23
23
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
20
32
17
12
31
29
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
SE
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
3
19
6
31
31
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.2
W
3
0.5
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
3
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
4
Energy kJ
13
11
3
2
4
13
14
19
15
18
10
11
5
13
20
28
21
1
17
2
2
10
27
44
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
1
Distance (km)
878
79
241
2014
1280
1069
834
285
241
604
417
486
464
78
244
17
78
1
203
1
1
529
1943
758
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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