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Kitty Hawk is seeing solid ESE swell that’s well aligned for clean peeling waves. The tide is dropping around 1.9 feet right now, shaping up some punchy peaks on this beach break. Southwest winds are light and sideshore, adding just a slight ripple without hurting the surf quality. Overall it’s a solid session with good energy and fun, lined-up sets.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
2.6 ft swell from ESE with 9-second energy, 6-7 mph SW wind, dropping tide near 1.9 ft, water temp 70°F, air temp 87°F.
Sunny, 87°F • Wind SW 6 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 9.9/10 reflects modest size.
Swell Detail: Close to 2.6 ft with an interval of 9 seconds with Light energy (~184 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the ESE (117°) | Within acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: A tide score of 8.5/10 reflects favorable tide conditions, offering reliable shape with only minor limitations.
Tide Height: The tide is falling around 1.86 ft, which sits within the preferred mid-tide range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↘ Peaking: Tide quality may slowly decline but remains good.
Next Tide: Low at 7:16 PM (0.9 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 5.0/10 indicates mostly favorable winds, with generally clean conditions and only slight chop on the surface.
Wind Direction & Speed: SW @ 6 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality declines as the surf window begins to close.
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