Kitty Hawk Tide Chart & Tide Times
Live tide predictions for Kitty Hawk, NC. Times are referenced from the Duck NOAA primary just up the beach with a local offset of about minus 5 minutes (tides arrive at Kitty Hawk fractionally before Duck).
About tides at Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk is the northernmost paved-road town on the OBX before you reach Southern Shores and Duck. Tide behavior here closely matches Duck: a roughly 3.0 ft mean range with semi-diurnal high/low pairs about every 12 hours and 25 minutes. The Kitty Hawk Pier and the natural sand bar offshore make tide timing critical for surf fishermen.
Live tide data
This is a sub-station — tide times are predicted from the Duck (8651370) primary gauge. For the interactive tide chart with high and low markers, use the parent station’s page.
Best tides for surf fishing here
The trough behind the inner bar at Kitty Hawk is a classic puppy drum and bluefish setup, best worked on a rising tide that pushes water (and bait) over the bar. Pier fishing peaks on the slack between high and the first hour of the drop.
Beach driving and tides
Kitty Hawk requires a town-issued beach driving permit and is closed to driving from roughly May through September. See our permits guide for the current rules.