Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.22° N 75.65° W

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
28.2° C
0.8° 

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
43
57
80
83
86
110
134
181
309
431
458
421
421
421
436
395
361
319
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
High Tide
1:14AM0.82m
2:05PM0.95m
2:08AM0.73m
3:02PM0.95m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.15m
7:27AM0.05m
8:26PM0.20m
8:15AM0.09m
9:32PM0.22m
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
4
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
3
7
4
3
Temp °C
28
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
33
25
26
28
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
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