Bennett St Kitty Hawk Surf Report & Ideal Conditions

Live NOAA data · Updated 2026-11-14
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-11-14 16:00 UTC), Bennett St Kitty Hawk is marginal: the live 4–6 ft short-period swell from the NE is off its ideal E direction and is bigger than usual, and the wind is strong from the NW. Bennett St Kitty Hawk is most often good on a 0–2 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the E, with light wind from the N, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest across the surrounding region. It's one of the more beginner-friendly breaks when it's small.

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Best conditions for Bennett St Kitty Hawk

Bennett St Kitty Hawk is most often good on a 0–2 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the E, with light wind from the N, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest across the surrounding region.

Ideal wave height0–2 ft
Ideal periodshort-period (under 8s)
Best swell directionE
Best windlight wind from the N
Best tidehigh & incoming

These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (high-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →

Current conditions

Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-11-14 16:00 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.

Wave height5.2 ft
Dominant period6s
Swell directionNNE (31°)
Wave buoyNDBC station 44056 (7 mi away)
Wind19 kt from the NNW — NDBC DUKN7 (7 mi away)

Bennett St Kitty Hawk 7-day surf forecast

Model wave & wind outlook for Bennett St Kitty Hawk from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).

DaySwell heightPeriod & directionWind
Sat Nov 143–4 ft8s ENE20 kt NW
Sun Nov 153 ft6s NNE18 kt NNW
Mon Nov 163–4 ft5s NNE18 kt N
Tue Nov 172–3 ft5s NE13 kt NNE
Wed Nov 181 ft8s ESE9 kt NE
Thu Nov 191 ft9s E6 kt ENE
Fri Nov 201–2 ft9s ESE12 kt NNW

Tide

Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8651370 (DUCK PIER), the nearest tide station (7 mi away). Times local.

Bennett St Kitty Hawk tide chart for 2026-11-14 Predicted tide height in feet over two days, with high and low markers. 12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p 0.3ft6:12a2.7ft12:16p0.7ft6:19p3.1ft12:24a0.3ft6:55a2.9ft1:03p0.7ft7:15pNow0.33.2

Frequently asked

Is Bennett St Kitty Hawk working right now?

As of the latest buoy reading (2026-11-14 16:00 UTC), Bennett St Kitty Hawk is marginal: the live 4–6 ft short-period swell from the NE is off its ideal E direction and is bigger than usual, and the wind is strong from the NW.

Is Bennett St Kitty Hawk good for beginners?

Bennett St Kitty Hawk tends to suit beginners at its best — the sweet spot here is small 0–2 ft surf, the most forgiving size to learn on. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.

What's the best tide for Bennett St Kitty Hawk?

Bennett St Kitty Hawk tends to be best on a high incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.

What swell direction is best for Bennett St Kitty Hawk?

The best swell direction for Bennett St Kitty Hawk is from the east (E). Swell arriving from the east lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.

What's the best wind for Bennett St Kitty Hawk?

Bennett St Kitty Hawk is most often good with light wind from the north (N) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.

Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Bennett St Kitty Hawk come from?

LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 44056) and the nearest NOAA tide station (DUCK PIER). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.

Does LazySurfer predict whether Bennett St Kitty Hawk is good for me?

Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.

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