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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 7 am Thursday 21 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
23.1° 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 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
86 | 116 | 261 | 237 | 237 | 232 | 78 | 88 | 78 | 95 | 183 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 126 | 113 | 103 | 103 | 86 | 98 | 114 | 77 | 117 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:59AM0.83m | 00:27AM1.12m | 1:06PM0.84m | 1:28AM1.02m | 2:13PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM-0.04m | 5:53PM-0.01m | 7:02AM-0.01m | 7:02PM0.06m | 8:00AM0.01m | 8:14PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | 8:06 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 86 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 95 | 183 | 149 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 103 | 103 | 21 | 21 | 114 | 29 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 116 | 261 | 237 | 237 | 232 | 71 | 88 | 72 | 43 | — | — | 149 | 149 | 149 | 126 | 113 | 11 | — | 86 | 98 | 53 | 77 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 273 | 621 | 623 | 1347 | 130 | 84 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 47 | 63 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 20 | 14 | 40 | 209 | 209 | 57 | 57 |
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