Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf break

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
20.4° C
(Which is normal 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 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
E
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)9999766777445666666661056
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12121212927241488165816624127515610658423434345167
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
E
15
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
0.81
11:40PM
1.19
12:07PM
0.77
12:43AM
1.12
1:16PM
0.76
1:50AM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
-0.05
4:59PM
-0.07
6:19AM
-0.00
6:01PM
-0.01
7:23AM
0.04
7:11PM
0.05
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:20------
Sunset----7:38-------7:39-------7:40---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C111110101011131415161819202020201817181920212121
Feels °C (?)3434468910101111121215161414171717171716
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