Surf Forecasts:
Kitty Hawk Pier surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, ESE swell with 93 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE 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 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 12s. 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
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 cookin’ for Kitty Hawk Pier over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, it ain’t a classic run. We’ve got a long gap of small, pretty average conditions before anything really gets going. The water is sitting at 82°F with a 3°F anomaly – so a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is nice for the skin but doesn't help the waves.
The first few mornings look clean enough with that light cross-off breeze, but the swell is tiny – just 1ft to 2ft from the east-southeast. The energy is weak (56 on Thursday morning, dropping even lower). These days will be a real struggle for any decent ride. You’ll be waiting a long time between nothing burgers.
We finally see a bit of life on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The morning shows a bump in energy to a moderate 104 from a longer period ESE groundswell at 2ft and 11 seconds. The WSW offshore breeze will have it looking clean. It’s still pretty small, more of a longboard or funboard deal, but it’s the first time in the whole run where you’d actually paddle out with a bit of hope. The afternoon gets wrecked by the SSE cross-on, so hit it early.
The best bet of the entire outlook arrives on Saturday the 5th of September. The swell lifts to a chest-high 4ft from the east-northeast, and the energy jumps to a solid 238. The catch is the wind is cross-on from the ENE at a gentle 9 mph, keeping it a bit lumpy and fairly choppy. It’s not perfect, but this is as good as the numbers get in the whole 16 days. It will be surfable.
After that, the trend fades. Early on Tuesday the 8th of September has a brief window of clean conditions with a light SSW cross-off and 2ft ESE swell (energy 91), which is another of those "better than nothing" moments.
Honestly, there’s no standout, epic day here. If you’re desperate for a paddle, make it the morning of Wednesday 2nd September or the early session on Tuesday 8th September. If you can handle a bit of chop, the best sized waves will be Saturday the 5th of September, but don’t expect perfection.
This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 43 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 32 | 91 | 77 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.20m | 8:11AM1.10m | 8:24PM1.20m | 8:47AM1.16m | 9:00PM1.18m | 9:26AM1.21m | 9:40PM1.14m | 10:09AM1.25m | 10:23PM1.09m | 10:56AM1.27m | 11:10PM1.04m | 11:44AM1.28m | 11:59PM0.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.22m | 2:06AM0.12m | 2:14PM0.18m | 2:38AM0.09m | 2:54PM0.16m | 3:11AM0.07m | 3:37PM0.18m | 3:49AM0.07m | 4:27PM0.21m | 4:32AM0.09m | 5:21PM0.25m | 5:20AM0.13m | 6:17PM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 43 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 32 | 91 | 77 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 4 | E 11 | E 8 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | SSW 5 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 13 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 11 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | S 5 | E 10 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 13 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 11 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | SW 2 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1056 | 32 | 1 | 241 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 481 | 182 | 2815 | 60 | 60 | 1088 | 262 | 241 | 2130 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 1 |
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