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

11
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🌊 SWELL

2.3
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HEIGHT

2.3ft

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WIND GUSTS

11kt

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AIR TEMP

11°C

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0.7ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Sweet 2.3ft waves with quality 9s ground swell but getting breezy at 11kt Note: winds from NNE would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Thursday

Mar 26

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.5-2.9ft 💨 9-19kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	9s	E	10kt	S	10kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	E	10kt	SSW	10kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	E	10kt	SSW	10kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	E	10kt	SW	10kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	9s	E	10kt	SW	10kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	9s	E	10kt	SW	10kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	9s	E	9kt	SW	10kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	9s	E	9kt	SW	9kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	9s	E	9kt	SW	9kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	9s	E	10kt	SW	10kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	9s	E	11kt	SW	11kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	ENE	12kt	SSW	12kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	9s	ENE	12kt	SSW	13kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	9s	ENE	13kt	SSW	15kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	ENE	13kt	SSW	16kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	E	15kt	SSW	19kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	E	16kt	SSW	21kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	E	18kt	SSW	24kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	E	18kt	SSW	25kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	E	18kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	E	18kt	SSW	28kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	E	19kt	SSW	28kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	E	19kt	SSW	28kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	E	19kt	SSW	28kt	12°C	8°C	0mm

Friday

Mar 27

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.5ft 💨 5-25kt 🌡️ 7-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	E	19kt	SSW	28kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	E	19kt	SSW	29kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	19kt	SSW	29kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	19kt	SSW	29kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	19kt	SSW	28kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ENE	18kt	SSW	28kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ENE	18kt	SW	26kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ENE	17kt	SW	25kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ENE	17kt	SW	23kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	E	15kt	SW	19kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SW	16kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SE	12kt	SW	12kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SSE	9kt	WSW	10kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	6s	SSE	7kt	W	7kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	SSE	5kt	W	5kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	SSE	11kt	NW	14kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	SSE	17kt	N	22kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSE	23kt	NE	31kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	24kt	NE	31kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	24kt	NNE	31kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	25kt	NNE	31kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	23kt	NNE	29kt	7°C	8°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	22kt	NNE	27kt	7°C	8°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	21kt	NNE	25kt	7°C	8°C	0.2mm

Saturday

Mar 28

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🌊 0.2-3.9ft 💨 15-26kt 🌡️ 5-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	20kt	NNE	24kt	7°C	8°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	19kt	N	22kt	7°C	8°C	0.9mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	18kt	N	21kt	7°C	8°C	1.3mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	19kt	N	22kt	7°C	8°C	1.2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	19kt	N	24kt	7°C	8°C	1.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	19kt	N	25kt	7°C	8°C	1.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	19kt	N	25kt	7°C	8°C	0.9mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	6s	SSE	19kt	N	25kt	7°C	8°C	0.7mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSE	19kt	N	24kt	7°C	8°C	0.6mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	8s	SE	21kt	N	25kt	7°C	8°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	ESE	24kt	N	26kt	6°C	8°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	13s	E	26kt	N	27kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	E	26kt	N	27kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	E	25kt	N	27kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	10s	E	25kt	N	27kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	E	24kt	N	27kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	E	23kt	N	27kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	23kt	N	27kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	E	22kt	N	26kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	E	21kt	NNE	25kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	20kt	NNE	24kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	E	18kt	NNE	22kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	ENE	17kt	NNE	21kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	7s	NE	15kt	NE	19kt	7°C	11°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

FAIR2 good hours

🌊 1.7-3.8ft 💨 6-14kt 🌡️ 7-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.8ft	7s	NE	14kt	NE	18kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.6ft	7s	NE	14kt	NE	18kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	7s	NE	13kt	NE	17kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	7s	NE	13kt	NE	17kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	7s	NE	13kt	NE	17kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	8s	NE	13kt	NE	18kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	ENE	12kt	ENE	16kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	8s	ENE	11kt	ENE	15kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ENE	11kt	ENE	14kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	8s	ENE	10kt	ENE	12kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	8s	ENE	8kt	ENE	10kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	8s	ENE	7kt	ENE	9kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.1ft	8s	ENE	7kt	ENE	8kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	8s	ENE	7kt	ENE	7kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	8s	ENE	6kt	ENE	7kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	3ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NE	6kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NE	6kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NE	6kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	ENE	6kt	ENE	6kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	E	6kt	E	6kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	E	6kt	E	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	E	6kt	ESE	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	8s	E	6kt	SE	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	8s	E	6kt	SE	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

POOR9 good hours

🌊 2.1-2.8ft 💨 5-18kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	7s	E	6kt	SSE	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	7s	E	6kt	S	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	E	5kt	SSW	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	E	6kt	SSW	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	E	7kt	SSW	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	E	8kt	S	8kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	E	8kt	SSW	8kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	E	7kt	SSW	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	E	7kt	SSW	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	E	7kt	SSW	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	E	7kt	SSW	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	E	7kt	SSW	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	E	10kt	S	12kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	E	12kt	S	17kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	E	15kt	S	21kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	E	16kt	S	23kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	E	17kt	S	24kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	E	18kt	S	25kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	E	16kt	S	23kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	E	15kt	SSW	22kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	E	14kt	SSW	20kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	E	14kt	SSW	19kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	E	13kt	SSW	18kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	17kt	12°C	12°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.1-2.4ft 💨 8-19kt 🌡️ 11-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	17kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	6s	ESE	13kt	SSW	17kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	6s	ESE	14kt	SW	18kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	6s	ESE	13kt	SW	16kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	ESE	12kt	SW	15kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	ESE	11kt	SW	14kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	ESE	11kt	SW	13kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2ft	6s	ESE	11kt	SW	11kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2ft	6s	ESE	10kt	SW	10kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	ESE	10kt	SW	10kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	ESE	9kt	SW	9kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	ESE	8kt	SW	8kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	ESE	10kt	SW	11kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	ESE	12kt	SSW	14kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	ESE	13kt	S	16kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ESE	15kt	S	20kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	E	17kt	S	24kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	E	19kt	S	28kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	E	19kt	ENE	28kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	E	19kt	NW	28kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	E	18kt	SSW	28kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	E	17kt	SSW	26kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	17kt	SSW	24kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	SE	16kt	SSW	22kt	13°C	13°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.5-2.0ft 💨 11-19kt 🌡️ 12-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	SE	15kt	SSW	20kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	SE	14kt	SSW	18kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	SE	13kt	SSW	17kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	13kt	SSW	15kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	12kt	SW	13kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	SE	12kt	SW	12kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	SE	12kt	SW	12kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	11kt	SW	11kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	11kt	SSW	11kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	11kt	SSW	11kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	11kt	SSW	12kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	12kt	SSW	12kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	14kt	SSW	16kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	16kt	S	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	E	18kt	S	25kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	E	19kt	S	26kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	19kt	S	28kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	19kt	S	29kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	19kt	SSW	29kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	19kt	SSW	29kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	19kt	SSW	29kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	18kt	SSW	28kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	18kt	SSW	26kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	17kt	SSW	24kt	13°C	14°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

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Average Swell:1.6ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:5-25kt S

Water Temperature:8°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

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionNNE

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