Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf break

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 EST
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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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)666667888777668846667766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15410714219528241222615910262413141227739160292359290230202252
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
25
W
30
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
0.59
4:54AM
0.94
5:06PM
0.61
5:37AM
0.97
5:49PM
0.64
6:17AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07PM
0.04
11:31AM
0.08
10:54PM
0.01
12:12PM
0.05
11:38PM
-0.02
12:50PM
0.02
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset5:12-------5:13-------5:14-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1515141312104454200013710121313131515
Feels °C (?)784331-7-6-6-7-11-12-11-10-6-5-20234455
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