Kite forecast · United States · North Carolina
Kite forecast Cape Hatteras Waves today
Wind, gusts and direction at Cape Hatteras Waves (North Carolina, United States) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.
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Right now
2 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 16:00–18:00: 18–23 kn from NE.
Today, hour by hour
Kiteable 2 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 16:00–18:00: 18–23 kn from NE.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | 19 kn | 23 kn | ↑NE | Kiteable |
| 17:00 | 17 kn | 21 kn | ↑ENE | Kiteable |
Cape Hatteras Waves kite forecast, next 3 days
- Kiteable
- Gusty
- Too light
- Too strong
Sunday 25 October
Kiteable 11 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 12:00–15:00: 23–28 kn from NE.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 20 kn | 28 kn | ↑NE | Kiteable |
| 12:00 | 22 kn | 27 kn | ↑NE | Kiteable |
| 15:00 | 23 kn | 27 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
Monday 26 October
Kiteable 11 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 07:00–10:00: 17–20 kn from NE.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 17 kn | 19 kn | ↑NE | Kiteable |
| 12:00 | 16 kn | 18 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 15:00 | 17 kn | 17 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
Tuesday 27 October
Kiteable 11 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 14:00–17:00: 17–22 kn from NNE.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 15 kn | 18 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 12:00 | 15 kn | 19 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
| 15:00 | 17 kn | 21 kn | ↑NNE | Kiteable |
Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.
Forecast for Sat 16:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC
Typical wind at Cape Hatteras Waves
↑On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Cape Hatteras Waves most often blows from SW (17% of them). Windiest months: January, April, December.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy days | 97% | 89% | 97% | 100% | 90% | 80% | 74% | 81% | 80% | 90% | 93% | 100% |
From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.
Wind map around Cape Hatteras Waves
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Questions
- Is it kiteable at Cape Hatteras Waves today?
- Kiteable: wind 19 kn gusting 23 kn from NE (Sat 16:00). Today: 2 kiteable daylight hours.
- When is the best time to kite at Cape Hatteras Waves today?
- 16:00–18:00 (18–23 kn from NE)
- Which way does the wind usually blow at Cape Hatteras Waves?
- On windy days mostly from SW. Windiest months: January, April, December.
- What counts as kiteable?
- A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.
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How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Cape Hatteras Waves, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.