Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.22° N 75.65° W

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is

27.7° C

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s
Evening (18 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	17	17	17	17	38	95	195	320	380	353	299	367	356	437	530	443	417	361	162	124	175	185	223
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W	NNE	S	WNW	W	W	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				11:18AM0.98m				11:34PM1.03m				12:13PM0.97m				00:23AM0.92m				1:08PM0.96m
Low Tide		5:09AM-0.08m				5:21PM-0.00m				5:55AM-0.05m				6:20PM0.08m				6:40AM-0.00m				7:21PM0.15m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	2	1	1	3	5	6	5	2	—	—	3	19	9
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	25	26	27	27	27	29	25	23
Feels °C	31	31	30	29	27	26	26	26	25	27	27	26	27	26	28	26	30	31	30	32	32	25	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	17	17	17	17	13	13	6	7	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	3	3	224	162	6	6	6	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	3	6	6	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 7
kJ	3	3	5	14	38	95	195	320	380	353	299	367	356	437	530	443	417	361	—	124	175	185	223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Summerville Nova Scotia	Moose Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	East End Grand Cayman	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	Virginia Beach Virginia	Goulds Inlet Georgia	Bethany Delaware	Bethany Delaware	81st Street Virginia	81st Street Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Strathmere 7th Street New Jersey	Topsail Island Carolina North	Avon Pier Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Avon Pier Carolina North	Castle Island Bermuda	Shackleford Banks Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	1339	1472	1799	1851	2516	180	697	372	372	190	190	100	100	47	451	188	20	0	0	0	20	1064	105
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina												Chicahauk	Chicahauk	S-Turns		Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Avon Pier	Avon Pier		Shackleford Banks
Rating (10 max)												1	1	2		1	2	2	2	2	1		2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Scripps Pier CAL - San Diego County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Waverly New Jersey	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Matunuck Rhode Island	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Malibu CAL - LA County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Avon Pier Carolina North	Fort Walton Pier Florida - Gulf	Fort Walton Pier Florida - Gulf	Malibu CAL - LA County
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	1	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	4

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