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Kitty Hawk Surf Guide

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Swell Consistency

27%

Wave Type Pier/groyne/jetty Peaks	Seabed Sand	Size Range 2-18ft
Swell Window N - S	Best Wind Westerly	Tide All Tides

Stormrider Description

Kitty Hawk Pier breaks on all swells and handles solid size. Pitching lips have been known to land on the walkway, meaning no fishermen in sight when there's swell. Can be powerful and hollow on all tides with inside and outside breaks. Attracts a crowd, especially when Avalon Pier is packed out. Free parking lot.

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Local Knowledge

The Kitty Hawk pier is nice, but it seems the real action has currently moved a bit south, to the Nags Head Pier, and the recent rebuilt [to almost european standards] Jeanettes Pier all the way down at the south end of town. As for the Nags Head Pier, the "beach replenishment" that has been going on has, in essence, created a swell funnel that channels swell from due east directly at the Nags Head Pier, creating waves that are almost double in size of anything else in this stretch of coast. The sucking of sand from a mile off shore in cetain areas,, and depositing it on the beach has done this. Only noted when the swell is from the true east. Jeanette's Pier, the new and improved concrete and steel structure replacing the one that was destroyed in a past hurricaine; has created one of the tastiest wave structures seen in some time down in Whalebone. The recent surf kayak world's championship recieved the benefit of this. While the swell is not as big as the Nags Head Pier, the sand deposits building up around the larger concrete pylons, groom the sandbars into delectable shapes for all swell directions. As always, the Outer Banks of North Carolina are one big sand wave. The best shift shift with the weather, current, and near shore structural developments.

submitted by crkrider234 days ago

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Swell Consistency and Wind Overview

Wind Swell

Ground Swell

30% 3% 27%	33% 7% 26%	32% 6% 26%	30% 4% 26%	27% 2% 25%	14% 14%	9% 9%	15% 4% 11%	45% 10% 35%	34% 6% 28%	33% 7% 26%	26% 6% 20%

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This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.

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