Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf break

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (07 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
1.9
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
148
182
205
261
434
734
291
140
79
60
28
24
24
26
26
26
26
26
59
75
110
241
244
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:28PM0.97m
11:52AM0.65m
00:15AM0.93m
12:45PM0.66m
1:06AM0.90m
1:43PM0.69m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.16m
5:35PM0.17m
6:58AM0.18m
6:30PM0.20m
7:47AM0.17m
7:32PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:52
7:52
7:53
2
3
3
8
1
1
1
13
1
Temp °C
22
22
20
23
21
18
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
19
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
18
19
18
20
18
17
10
9
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
13
16
16
14
14
16
17
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
10
1.9
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
8
3
7
389
291
140
79
60
28
16
24
26
13
26
24
26
25
25
25
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
17
17
28
26
24
24
15
15
9
26
10
8
3
12
5
12
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
17
Energy kJ
4
6
6
6
6
6
15
24
10
9
9
7
5
1
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.2
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.2
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
1.9
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
141
148
182
205
261
434
734
5
11
16
23
35
31
27
22
2
26
25
59
75
110
241
244
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
337
176
418
420
20
12
112
115
105
105
115
575
186
301
511
427
450
731
879
1799
324
228
791
12
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
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