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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 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
18.8° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
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 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | |
116 | 85 | 143 | 231 | 256 | 167 | 122 | 93 | 102 | 40 | 55 | 69 | 54 | 57 | 90 | 115 | 136 | 146 | 129 | 80 | 60 | 52 | 52 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.78m | 2:57AM0.99m | 3:39PM0.83m | 4:01AM0.95m | 4:40PM0.90m | 4:58AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.05m | 8:27PM0.08m | 9:30AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.09m | 10:25AM0.03m | 10:48PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 80 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 19 | E 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 116 | 85 | 143 | 231 | 256 | 167 | 122 | 93 | 102 | 40 | 55 | 69 | 54 | 57 | 90 | 115 | 136 | 146 | 129 | 13 | 77 | 111 | 283 | 623 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 819 | 47 | 1087 | 798 | 47 | 20 | 47 | 188 | 47 | 1053 | 824 | 894 | 881 | 175 | 87 | 57 | 0 | 105 | 266 | 794 | 796 | 636 | 636 | 959 |
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