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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | |
9 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 53 | 60 | 52 | 64 | 77 | 105 | 169 | 165 | 148 | 148 | 151 | 160 | 130 | 112 | 169 | 277 | 286 | 276 | 191 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:23AM0.69m | 10:45PM1.01m | 11:05AM0.66m | 11:28PM0.97m | 11:52AM0.65m | 00:15AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.11m | 5:25AM0.14m | 4:48PM0.14m | 6:10AM0.16m | 5:35PM0.17m | 6:58AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 276 | 191 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 | — | E 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | SE 10 | — | E 10 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 53 | 60 | 52 | 64 | 77 | 105 | 169 | 165 | 148 | 148 | 151 | 160 | 130 | 112 | 169 | 277 | 286 | — | 3 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 1087 | 1088 | 982 | 765 | 768 | 805 | 934 | 806 | 1059 | 1059 | 600 | 192 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 47 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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