What are the current surf conditions at Black Pelican?

Black Pelican currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Black Pelican?

The best time to surf Black Pelican is typically when swell comes from the NE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Black Pelican Surf Report & Forecast

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

15
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🌊 SWELL

0.9
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

0.9ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

23kt

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AIR TEMP

19°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.7ft @
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PRECIPITATION

0.1mm

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Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with wind swell (short period) but strong 15kt winds making it choppy Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Nov 9

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🌊 0.7-1.9ft 💨 8-16kt 🌡️ 18-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	SE	9kt	SSE	11kt	18°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SE	9kt	SSE	11kt	18°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SE	9kt	S	11kt	18°C	17°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	7s	SE	8kt	S	11kt	18°C	17°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	8kt	S	11kt	18°C	17°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	7s	SE	9kt	S	13kt	18°C	17°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SE	11kt	SSW	16kt	18°C	17°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SE	12kt	SSW	19kt	19°C	17°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SE	13kt	SSW	21kt	19°C	17°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SE	14kt	SSW	22kt	19°C	17°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SE	15kt	SSW	23kt	19°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SE	15kt	SSW	23kt	19°C	17°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	5s	SSE	16kt	SSW	22kt	20°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	5s	SSE	16kt	SSW	21kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SE	16kt	SSW	22kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	16kt	SSW	22kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	SE	16kt	SSW	23kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ESE	16kt	SSW	23kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SSW	23kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	15kt	SSW	23kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SSW	23kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SSW	23kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSW	22kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SE	14kt	SW	22kt	19°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Nov 10

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🌊 1.3-1.9ft 💨 14-20kt 🌡️ 9-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	14kt	WSW	22kt	19°C	17°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	SSE	14kt	W	21kt	19°C	17°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSE	14kt	W	21kt	18°C	17°C	0.5mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSE	15kt	W	20kt	17°C	17°C	0.9mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSE	15kt	W	19kt	16°C	17°C	1.3mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SE	16kt	WNW	18kt	15°C	17°C	1.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SE	17kt	WNW	17kt	14°C	17°C	1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SE	17kt	NW	15kt	14°C	17°C	0.9mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SE	17kt	NW	16kt	13°C	17°C	0.6mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SE	17kt	WNW	16kt	12°C	17°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	SE	17kt	WNW	16kt	12°C	17°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	ESE	17kt	WNW	17kt	12°C	17°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	E	17kt	WNW	17kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	ENE	16kt	WNW	17kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	NE	17kt	W	18kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	NNE	17kt	W	18kt	12°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	4s	N	17kt	W	18kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	NNE	18kt	W	19kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	NE	19kt	W	19kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	ENE	20kt	W	20kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	ENE	18kt	W	19kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	ENE	16kt	W	18kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	ENE	14kt	W	17kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	E	18kt	W	19kt	9°C	16°C	0mm

Tuesday

Nov 11

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🌊 0.6-2.4ft 💨 21-33kt 🌡️ 4-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	22kt	WNW	21kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	SE	26kt	WNW	23kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SE	28kt	WNW	26kt	6°C	16°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	30kt	WNW	30kt	5°C	16°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	ESE	33kt	WNW	33kt	4°C	16°C	0.6mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	31kt	WNW	32kt	4°C	16°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	30kt	WNW	31kt	5°C	16°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SE	29kt	WNW	30kt	5°C	16°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	E	28kt	WNW	31kt	5°C	16°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	NE	28kt	WNW	31kt	5°C	16°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	N	27kt	WNW	32kt	5°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	NE	27kt	WNW	31kt	6°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	E	27kt	WNW	31kt	6°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	SE	27kt	WNW	30kt	7°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	E	26kt	WNW	29kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	NE	25kt	WNW	28kt	8°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	N	24kt	WNW	27kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	NNE	23kt	W	26kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	NE	23kt	W	25kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	ENE	22kt	W	25kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	E	22kt	WSW	24kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	22kt	WSW	24kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SE	22kt	WSW	23kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SSE	21kt	WSW	23kt	9°C	16°C	0mm

Wednesday

Nov 12

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🌊 0.3-1.4ft 💨 19-25kt 🌡️ 9-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SSE	20kt	WSW	23kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SSE	19kt	WSW	23kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	7s	ESE	20kt	WSW	25kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	E	21kt	WSW	28kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	ENE	22kt	SW	30kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	ENE	23kt	SW	32kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	E	23kt	SW	33kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	E	24kt	SW	35kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	E	25kt	SW	35kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	E	25kt	WSW	34kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	ESE	25kt	WSW	34kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	24kt	WSW	32kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	E	24kt	WSW	29kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	23kt	WSW	27kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	ESE	23kt	WSW	29kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SE	23kt	WSW	30kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	SSE	24kt	WSW	32kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	23kt	WSW	32kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSE	22kt	WSW	31kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SSE	22kt	WSW	31kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SSE	22kt	WSW	32kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSE	23kt	WSW	33kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSE	23kt	WSW	34kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSE	23kt	W	32kt	14°C	16°C	0mm

Thursday

Nov 13

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🌊 0.5-1.3ft 💨 9-23kt 🌡️ 12-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSE	23kt	W	31kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	SSE	22kt	WNW	29kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SSE	22kt	WNW	27kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	SSE	21kt	WNW	26kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SSE	20kt	WNW	25kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	SSE	20kt	WNW	24kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	SSE	20kt	WNW	24kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	SSE	20kt	WNW	23kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	20kt	NW	23kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	19kt	NW	22kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	SSE	19kt	NW	21kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	18kt	NW	19kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	17kt	NW	18kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SSE	15kt	NNW	17kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SSE	14kt	NNW	15kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SE	12kt	NNW	13kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SE	11kt	NNW	11kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SE	10kt	NW	11kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SE	10kt	NW	11kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SE	10kt	NW	11kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	SE	10kt	NW	11kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	SE	10kt	NNW	11kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	10kt	NNW	11kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	E	9kt	NNW	11kt	13°C	16°C	0mm

Friday

Nov 14

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🌊 0.7-1.4ft 💨 5-13kt 🌡️ 12-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	NE	9kt	NNW	10kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	N	8kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	N	8kt	NNW	8kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	N	7kt	NNW	8kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	N	7kt	NNW	7kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	NNE	7kt	NW	6kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	5s	NNE	6kt	NW	6kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	NNE	6kt	NW	6kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	NNE	6kt	NW	5kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	NNE	5kt	WNW	5kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	NNE	5kt	WNW	5kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	NE	5kt	W	6kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	NE	6kt	WSW	7kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	ENE	6kt	WSW	8kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ENE	6kt	WSW	8kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	NE	6kt	WSW	8kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	NNE	5kt	WSW	8kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	NE	7kt	WSW	10kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	ENE	9kt	WSW	12kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ENE	11kt	WSW	14kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ENE	12kt	WSW	15kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ENE	12kt	WSW	15kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ENE	12kt	WSW	16kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	13kt	WSW	17kt	14°C	16°C	0mm

Saturday

Nov 15

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🌊 0.5-1.2ft 💨 10-17kt 🌡️ 11-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	E	13kt	W	17kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	13kt	WNW	18kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	13kt	WNW	16kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	12kt	NW	14kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	11kt	NW	12kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	12kt	NNW	13kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	13kt	N	14kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	15kt	N	15kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	15kt	NNE	15kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	16kt	NNE	16kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	17kt	NNE	17kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	17kt	NNE	17kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	17kt	N	16kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	16kt	N	16kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	15kt	N	15kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	14kt	N	14kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	13kt	N	13kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	13kt	N	14kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	13kt	N	14kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	13kt	N	14kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	12kt	N	13kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	11kt	N	12kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	11kt	N	11kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	E	10kt	N	10kt	12°C	16°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.3ft @ 6s

Wind Conditions:8-20kt SSE

Water Temperature:16-17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Black Pelican in Kitty Hawk (Outer Banks) is a beach-break spot with historical roots just south of more popular access points, offering occasional surfable conditions when swell arrives, though wave consistency tends to be low. It performs best in fall, especially around October, when nor’easters and late-season storm systems increase the chance for usable southeast to east-southeast groundswells, particularly when paired with offshore or cross-offshore winds. Wave quality can vary widely depending on shifting sandbars and storm activity, and the lineup remains light owing to the spot’s lesser fame and more limited access. Parking and access are modest, and surfers should stay alert for rip currents and unpredictable sets.

Best Swell Direction: NE

Bottom Type: Sand

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