Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf break

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 EDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
74
75
77
81
81
81
81
132
132
115
115
93
189
105
184
160
156
153
149
149
145
112
112
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
5
W
15
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:58AM0.85m
10:30PM1.29m
10:56AM0.84m
11:27PM1.21m
11:59AM0.83m
00:27AM1.12m
Low Tide
3:51PM-0.13m
5:07AM-0.07m
4:50PM-0.08m
6:04AM-0.04m
5:53PM-0.01m
7:02AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:04
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
22
20
24
22
22
21
21
19
21
22
24
24
22
22
22
23
23
24
25
24
23
23
24
24
24
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
100
74
75
77
81
81
81
81
132
132
115
115
93
189
105
184
160
156
153
149
149
145
112
112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
7
7
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
3
4
6
6
9
14
16
17
3
6
9
17
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
383
383
400
337
372
228
228
80
400
561
358
301
175
57
20
20
40
635
80
47
20
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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