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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 12 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | |
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 85 | 101 | 80 | 83 | 47 | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 3:51AM0.87m | 4:31PM0.95m | 4:44AM0.87m | 5:21PM1.08m | 5:36AM0.88m | 6:11PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.04m | 10:46PM0.09m | 10:53AM-0.02m | 11:43PM0.02m | 11:38AM-0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 85 | 101 | 80 | 83 | 47 | 33 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 8 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 169 | 159 | 115 | 120 | 88 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 301 | 188 | 175 | 176 | 176 | 383 | 383 | 944 | 849 | 176 | 100 | 100 | 383 | 383 | 897 | 383 | 228 | 12 | 47 | 12 | 112 | 176 | 0 |
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