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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 Tuesday 19 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
77 | 74 | 100 | 102 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 132 | 132 | 115 | 112 | 123 | 105 | 105 | 164 | 160 | 156 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:58AM0.85m | 10:30PM1.29m | 10:56AM0.84m | 11:27PM1.21m | 11:59AM0.83m | 00:27AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM-0.10m | 3:51PM-0.13m | 5:07AM-0.07m | 4:50PM-0.08m | 6:04AM-0.04m | 5:53PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | 8:04 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 77 | 74 | 100 | 102 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 132 | 132 | 115 | 112 | 123 | 105 | 105 | 164 | 160 | 156 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 228 | 12 | 383 | 562 | 572 | 597 | 788 | 228 | 147 | 84 | 760 | 572 | 392 | 301 | 175 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1347 | 12 | 112 | 105 |
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