Kitty Hawk Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Rusty here. I’ve had a good look at the charts for Kitty Hawk Pier, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a quiet stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty flat, with barely a ripple worth paddling for. Water temp is sitting at 79°, which is just about average for this time of year, so that’s one thing we don’t have to worry about.

Thursday morning, the 6th of August, we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the southeast, but it’s weak at only 42 units of energy. The wind is a light cross-off, so the surface is clean, but the waves are just too small and weak to get excited about. The swell period is only 6 seconds, meaning it’s just wind chop, not a proper groundswell. The afternoon turns to a cross-shore breeze at 15 mph, which messes up the surface even more.

Friday and Saturday, the 7th and 8th, are more of the same – maxing out at 2ft from the southeast or east-southeast, with periods scraping 7 or 8 seconds. The energy is a bit higher on Saturday afternoon at 49, but it’s still poor surf. The wind stays mostly cross-off or cross, so it’s clean, but there’s just no power in the water.

Sunday the 9th has a moment: a 1ft swell from the southeast with offshore wind in the afternoon at 12 mph, creating clean conditions. But the swell is tiny, with only 14 units of energy. You’d be out there on a longboard, barely moving.

From Monday the 10th right through to the 21st of August, the swell rarely gets above 2ft, and the energy is often in the single digits or low teens. The wind is a mixed bag – some offshore mornings, some cross-shore afternoons, and a few onshore days with that fresh breeze making it lumpy. The best of a bad bunch is probably Thursday the 20th of August, with a 3ft swell from the south-southeast in the afternoon and a gentle cross-off wind, giving you 50 units of energy. But even then, the period is a short 4 seconds, so it’s just lumpy, weak windswell. Not a stand-out by any means.

Honestly, there’s not a single stand-out session in this whole run. It’s a flat spell, and if you’re wanting to get wet, you’re better off waiting for a change in the forecast. The combined energy is weak across the board, and the swell just doesn’t have the size or the period to make anything worthwhile. For the kiters, the stronger onshore days around the 17th and 18th might be interesting, but for paddle surfing, it’s a bust.

Rusty.

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