Kitty Hawk Airfield — Kitty Hawk, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kitty Hawk

Kitty Hawk is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Kitty Hawk you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Buccaneers, a surf spot 1.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ORF, 103 km away.

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Staying in Kitty Hawk

36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ORF, 103 km, PHF, 138 km, PGV, 160 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Kitty Hawk.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Kitty Hawk each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Kitty Hawk too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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1st street4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Kill Devil Hills, 1 km

8 ft1021 kJ

6 ft618 kJ

6 ft540 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at 1st street, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	8 ft10 smushy	1,021kJ	wind from the north, 27 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	6 ft9 smushy	618kJ	wind from the north, 29 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	6 ft9 smushy	540kJ	wind from the north, 26 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	6 ft9 smushy	540kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	3 ft7 smushy	107kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	17°C

2nd Street4.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Kill Devil Hills, 1 km

8 ft1021 kJ

6 ft618 kJ

6 ft540 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at 2nd Street, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	8 ft10 smushy	1,021kJ	wind from the north, 27 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	6 ft9 smushy	618kJ	wind from the north, 29 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	6 ft9 smushy	540kJ	wind from the north, 26 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	6 ft9 smushy	540kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	3 ft7 smushy	107kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	17°C

The Cavalier7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Kill Devil Hills, 3 km

8 ft1021 kJ

6 ft618 kJ

6 ft540 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Cavalier, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	8 ft10 smushy	1,021kJ	wind from the north, 27 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	6 ft9 smushy	618kJ	wind from the north, 29 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	6 ft9 smushy	540kJ	wind from the north, 26 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	6 ft9 smushy	540kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	3 ft7 smushy	107kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	17°C

Buccaneers1.5 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft959 kJ

7 ft869 kJ

7 ft613 kJ

7 ft717 kJ

3 ft136 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Buccaneers, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, poor	7 ft10 s	959kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 25 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	7 ft9 s	869kJ	wind from the north, 29 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	7 ft9 s	613kJ	wind from the north, 26 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	7 ft9 s	717kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	3 ft8 s	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 s	49kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	4 ft6 s	100kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	17°C

Hayman st.2.5 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Kill Devil Hills, 2 km

7 ft959 kJ

7 ft869 kJ

7 ft613 kJ

7 ft717 kJ

3 ft136 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hayman st., each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, poor	7 ft10 s	959kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 25 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	7 ft9 s	869kJ	wind from the north, 29 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	7 ft9 s	613kJ	wind from the north, 26 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	7 ft9 s	717kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	3 ft8 s	136kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 s	49kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	4 ft6 s	100kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	17°C

Kitty Hawk Pier4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft574 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

5 ft354 kJ

5 ft408 kJ

3 ft92 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kitty Hawk Pier, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, poor	6 ft9 smushy	574kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 28 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	5 ft10 smushy	358kJ	wind from the north, 29 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	5 ft9 smushy	354kJ	wind from the north, 27 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	408kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	3 ft8 smushy	92kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	2 ft8 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-east, 19 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 25 knots	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kitty Hawk, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Kitty Hawk

Kitty Hawk 4 km · stays here

Windsurf near Kitty Hawk

Kitty Hawk 4 km · stays here

Places to eat near Kitty Hawk

Black Pelican Oceanfront RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Hurricane Mo'sBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
La Fogata Mexican RestaurantMexican · 0.2 km from the centre
Sanya Sushi Bar & Asian BistroAsian · 0.2 km from the centre
Two Roads TavernBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
I Got Your CrabsSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Kitty Hawk, United States

About Kitty Hawk

Staying in Kitty Hawk

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Kite near Kitty Hawk

Windsurf near Kitty Hawk

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