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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 Saturday 16 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
78 | 84 | 95 | 80 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 53 | 64 | 51 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:18AM0.88m | 7:51PM1.35m | 8:10AM0.88m | 8:42PM1.37m | 9:03AM0.87m | 9:35PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM-0.17m | 2:24AM-0.12m | 2:03PM-0.18m | 3:17AM-0.12m | 2:55PM-0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 78 | 84 | 95 | 80 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 53 | 64 | 51 | 64 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 18 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 18 | — | E 18 | — | E 18 | SE 15 | E 18 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 40 | 40 | 730 | 881 | 1051 | 1051 | 243 | 100 | 100 | 74 | 100 | 788 | 301 | 337 | 175 | 176 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1055 | 383 | 383 | 445 |
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