Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf break

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 EDT
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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today?

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
0.9
S
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
75
51
26
23
15
26
26
26
24
27
34
64
91
53
131
126
95
50
23
32
51
33
31
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:15AM0.93m
12:45PM0.66m
1:06AM0.90m
1:43PM0.69m
2:00AM0.88m
2:42PM0.75m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.18m
6:30PM0.20m
7:47AM0.17m
7:32PM0.20m
8:35AM0.14m
8:38PM0.19m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:03
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7:52
7:53
7:54
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
18
19
20
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
23
20
20
21
21
21
10
9
9
12
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
18
20
22
23
18
19
20
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
92
75
51
26
23
14
26
26
26
24
27
25
26
26
22
15
15
83
50
23
20
16
7
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
27
26
15
14
18
13
13
13
6
3
3
12
5
12
26
11
10
15
14
23
14
18
31
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
6
6
24
24
13
15
13
8
3
5
5
3
6
6
12
6
5
11
11
14
18
14
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
Energy kJ
29
17
16
27
13
22
22
34
64
91
53
131
126
95
32
51
33
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
95
112
0
194
562
533
533
427
558
760
879
760
881
558
175
175
100
12
12
47
84
760
660
388
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
9
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