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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 21 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal 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: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | |
110 | 105 | 94 | 132 | 237 | 232 | 226 | 112 | 78 | 95 | 202 | 166 | 142 | 109 | 134 | 142 | 149 | 113 | 48 | 69 | 59 | 98 | 98 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.21m | 11:59AM0.83m | 00:27AM1.12m | 1:06PM0.84m | 1:28AM1.02m | 2:13PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM-0.04m | 5:53PM-0.01m | 7:02AM-0.01m | 7:02PM0.06m | 8:00AM0.01m | 8:14PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 110 | 105 | 72 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 112 | 78 | 95 | 202 | 166 | 142 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 69 | 59 | 98 | 98 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SW 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 62 | 94 | 132 | 237 | 232 | 226 | 59 | 74 | 46 | — | 10 | — | 109 | 134 | 142 | 149 | 113 | 31 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 618 | 621 | 1347 | 130 | 74 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 383 | 962 |
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