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Kitty Hawk Pier, United States

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Kitty Hawk, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kitty Hawk Pier

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NE (66°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (246°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 1000 m out (1 in 99). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kitty Hawk, 4.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ORF, direct.

    See flights MDW → ORF · Skyscanner from about £130 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Kitty Hawk Pier.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Kitty Hawk Pier does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct134 ft10 smushy229kJ17°C
Mon 19Oct35 ft9 smushy472kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct154 ft9 smushy239kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct144 ft9 smushy252kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct265 ft9 ssoft384kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct123 ft8 smushy129kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct73 ft7 smushy58kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct103 ft7 smushy91kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct133 ft7 smushy88kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct133 ft6 smushy88kJ17°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 2h by road. About 5h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Kitty Hawk Pier

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 14 kn (26 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 2h by road. About 5h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Kitty Hawk each day: Buccaneers, Kitty Hawk Pier.

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Rough cost

About £925–£1,655 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ORF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£130–£275
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£925–£1,655

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Kitty Hawk

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

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