Surf Forecasts:
Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, ENE swell with 170 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kitty Hawk Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kitty Hawk Pier in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Kitty Hawk Pier. I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead. There's a lot of wind and chunky surf, but not much in the way of quality. We've got a solid gap in the action right off the bat, with nothing worth a paddle for the first few days.
The first real sniff of something surfable, and I mean barely, comes on Wednesday morning, September 9th. It's small, just 2ft, but the wind is glassy (SSW at 3 mph). The swell is from the NE with a period of 9 seconds, so it's got a bit of shape to it. The combined energy is weak (72), so it's small, but it'll be clean. It's a "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" kind of day. For a pier break, that's about as good as it gets in this forecast.
After that, it's back to poor conditions. The cross-onshore winds just don't let up. We get a little spike in size around Monday, September 15th, but it's a 3ft to 4ft slop with a short, weak period (5 seconds) and fresh, lumpy cross-onshore winds. Not worth it.
Now, the real talk: the end of the forecast window. From Wednesday, September 16th through Sunday, September 20th, we see a big pulse of swell. Wednesday afternoon hits 8ft from the ENE at 8 seconds, with combined energy rocketing up to 763. That's a lot of water moving, but the period is short (8 seconds), and it's all cross-onshore wind. The waves will be a messy, choppy, powerful mess. On Thursday, September 17th, and Friday, September 18th, we're looking at 8ft with energy in the 800s and 900s. That's expert-level size, but with the onshore wind, it's a washing machine. Honestly, for a beach and pier setup like this, that much swell with that much wind looks more like a kite-surfing zone than a paddle-surfing dream. The water temperature is about 82°F in the early part, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least you won't be cold.
So, to sum it up: our only real standout, and I'm using that term loosely, is the tiny, glassy window on Wednesday morning, September 9th. Everything else is a write-off from a quality standpoint. The big swell at the end is just too raw and blown out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 12 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 35 | 135 | 147 | 148 | 81 | 83 | 73 | 39 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 53 | 45 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.23m | 3:22AM0.92m | 4:03PM1.24m | 4:34AM0.98m | 5:06PM1.27m | 5:38AM1.06m | 6:05PM1.29m | 6:37AM1.16m | 6:59PM1.30m | 7:29AM1.24m | 7:46PM1.29m | 8:14AM1.30m | 8:29PM1.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.25m | 9:38PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.24m | 10:41PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.21m | 11:41PM0.21m | 11:41AM0.17m | 00:37AM0.12m | 12:45PM0.11m | 1:24AM0.05m | 1:39PM0.07m | 2:05AM0.02m | 2:26PM0.07m | 2:43AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 148 | 81 | 83 | 73 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | — | S 6 | E 10 | — | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | — | E 10 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | ESE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 26 | 35 | 135 | 147 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 110 | 53 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 2022 | 397 | 805 | 595 | 411 | 344 | 283 | 203 | 203 | 1085 | 32 | 0 | 439 | 304 | 203 | 78 | 77 | 206 | 286 | 332 |
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