Surf Forecasts:
Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, NE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, S swell with 217 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kitty Hawk Pier in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kitty Hawk Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at Kitty Hawk Pier are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of not much going on, so don’t get your hopes up.
We start off this Saturday the 25th with a weak, short-period NE swell around 3ft, but it’s coming in with a cross-onshore wind, so it’s choppy and messy. Combined swell energy is weak, only 89. The water temp is about average for this time of year. Sunday the 26th drops right off to a tiny 2ft ESE swell, still cross-shore winds, and the energy is even weaker at 59. The whole first week is basically a write-off – tiny waves, poor conditions, and a lot of wind. There’s a brief moment on Wednesday morning the 29th where we get a little 3ft SSE swell with a gentle offshore wind, making it clean, but it’s a weak 102 energy and pretty ordinary. Then it’s back to the doldrums.
We’ve got a big gap of nothing special until we hit Monday the 3rd of August. That morning, we see a 3ft SE swell, combined energy at 95, and a light cross-offshore wind keeping it clean. It’s surfable, but only just. The afternoon is similar. After that, it’s another dry spell. Tuesday the 4th is choppy again, and Wednesday the 5th has a glassy morning on a tiny 2ft swell, but the energy is a paltry 27. The rest of the week into the 9th is just more tiny, weak swells.
Honestly, there’s no standout here. The best you’ll get is a few clean, but very small, windows where you might get a fun little ride on a longboard if you’re desperate. The consistent poor conditions mean this is a good time to find other hobbies, or just enjoy the beach. For a spot like Kitty Hawk Pier, this kind of flat run isn’t unusual, but it still stings.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 58 | 124 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 22 | 146 | 94 | 19 | 97 | 69 | 43 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 5:06AM0.74m | 5:35PM1.05m | 5:58AM0.77m | 6:22PM1.08m | 6:47AM0.81m | 7:04PM1.11m | 7:29AM0.85m | 7:42PM1.14m | 8:06AM0.90m | 8:17PM1.15m | 8:41AM0.94m | 8:52PM1.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.32m | 10:53AM0.29m | 00:20AM0.29m | 11:44AM0.27m | 1:04AM0.23m | 12:35PM0.24m | 1:40AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.20m | 2:11AM0.12m | 1:57PM0.17m | 2:41AM0.08m | 2:34PM0.16m | 3:12AM0.05m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 31 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 94 | 19 | 97 | 39 | 74 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | S 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | N 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | — | 16 | 35 | — | — | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 43 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | N 4 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 5 | — | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | — | 58 | 124 | — | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 146 | 6 | 1 | 33 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 250 | 99 | 179 | 179 | 756 | 0 | 270 | 646 | 4 | 878 | 348 | 241 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 92 | 1 |
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