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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf break

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 EST
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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
15.2° C
 (Which is 2.9°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 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
ESE
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
SE
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)787794556666666666888876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29191612827651191431912001461671891471166849334125243736
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
30
NW
35
NW
30
W
45
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
0.97
5:49PM
0.64
6:17AM
1.00
6:30PM
0.67
6:56AM
1.02
7:09PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.05
11:38PM
-0.02
12:50PM
0.02
12:20AM
-0.05
1:25PM
-0.01
1:00AM
-0.07
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset----5:14-------5:15-------5:15---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1--------771--
Temp. °C-1003681014141514151616161514141077754
Feels °C (?)-12-10-7-3-2-125688778999114-10-3-3-4
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