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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 Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 8PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | E 10 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | |
4 | 171 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 98 | 96 | 25 | 188 | 181 | 171 | 128 | 128 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 7 | 151 | 117 | 87 | 207 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.08m | 7:14AM0.84m | 7:38PM1.10m | 7:53AM0.80m | 8:14PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM-0.01m | 1:23AM0.02m | 1:09PM-0.01m | 2:05AM0.02m | 1:43PM0.01m | 2:44AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 5 |
 kJ | 173 | 171 | 141 | 139 | 136 | 106 | 106 | 98 | 96 | 156 | 188 | 181 | 171 | 128 | 128 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 160 | 151 | 117 | 87 | 3 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SSE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 32 | 49 | 45 | 30 | 36 | — | — | 5 | 207 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 243 | 730 | 40 | 12 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 112 | 74 | 105 | 0 | 12 | 135 | 105 | 105 | 112 | 105 | 301 | 427 | 347 | 176 | 175 | 358 |
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