Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
25.9° C
0.8° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
36
36
35
35
34
34
33
33
33
33
32
29
29
40
42
26
26
26
26
27
36
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:58AM0.77m
6:22PM1.08m
6:47AM0.81m
7:04PM1.11m
7:29AM0.85m
7:42PM1.14m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.27m
1:04AM0.23m
12:35PM0.24m
1:40AM0.17m
1:19PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
24
Temp °C
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
26
27
28
27
27
26
24
24
25
28
28
26
24
Feels °C
21
20
22
23
23
22
23
24
24
25
27
28
30
27
28
27
25
26
27
31
28
25
24
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