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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 1 am Thursday 07 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
20.1° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 13 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SW 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | — | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 17 |
| 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) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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