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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 am 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 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am 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 (1.1m) | 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | |
59 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 53 | 68 | 87 | 80 | 65 | 73 | 97 | 112 | 160 | 190 | 200 | 176 | 176 | 150 | 161 | 237 | 388 | 323 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:23AM0.69m | 10:45PM1.01m | 11:05AM0.66m | 11:28PM0.97m | 11:52AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.10m | 4:06PM0.11m | 5:25AM0.14m | 4:48PM0.14m | 6:10AM0.16m | 5:35PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 5 | — | S 5 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 53 | 68 | 87 | 80 | 65 | 73 | 97 | 112 | 160 | 190 | 200 | 176 | 176 | 150 | 161 | 237 | 388 | 323 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 760 | 760 | 760 | 1087 | 1087 | 1088 | 1093 | 765 | 806 | 794 | 805 | 806 | 1059 | 1059 | 1059 | 192 | 176 | 175 | 188 | 324 | 345 | 450 | 47 | 505 |
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