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Kitty Hawk is seeing solid northeast swell with good energy shaping up through the sets. The north wind is steady and fair, hitting sideshore, so expect some bumps but nothing too disruptive. The tide is dropping near mid-level, giving the beach break a bit of unevenness but still surfable. Overall, it’s a playable session with enough power to have some fun, especially as the swell period picks up.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
3.6 ft northeast swell with moderate energy, north wind at 12-15 mph sideshore, dropping tide around 3.45 ft, water temp 71°F air temp.
Mostly Cloudy, 71°F • Wind N 12 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 7.9/10 reflects modest size and playable swell energy.
Swell Detail: About 3.6 ft with an interval of 7 seconds with Playable energy (~271 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the NE (50°) | Within ideal direction window.
Tide Score: A poor tide tide score of 0.4/10 indicates conditions are limiting wave shape at this break, making clean or consistent surf unlikely.
Tide Height: The tide is falling around 3.45 ft, sitting above the preferred range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↘ Improving: Poor tide conditions are improving.
Next Tide: Low at 10:26 PM (0.9 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 4.0/10 suggests mixed wind influence, with choppy sections and uneven texture starting to affect wave quality.
Wind Direction & Speed: N @ 12 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality remains consistent through the surf window.
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