Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.11° N 75.71° W

Kitty Hawk Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kitty Hawk Pier sea temperature is
28.4° C
1.9° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier at 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
70
66
65
59
56
38
36
33
32
31
31
30
25
24
14
23
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:26PM1.15m
00:32AM0.89m
1:13PM1.09m
1:19AM0.83m
2:09PM1.05m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.35m
6:49AM0.28m
7:58PM0.42m
7:36AM0.36m
9:00PM0.46m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
1
3
21
4
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
31
32
23
24
Feels °C
32
31
30
32
31
31
29
30
30
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
33
33
32
24
26
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