Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.22° N 75.65° W

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is

27.7° C

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 7AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (19 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s

Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue night).
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	320	431	353	270	262	297	342	342	361	332	244	144	110	173	173	131	107	149	159	211	200	247	468	554
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	WNW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:34PM1.03m				12:13PM0.97m				00:23AM0.92m				1:08PM0.96m				1:14AM0.82m					2:05PM0.95m
Low Tide			5:55AM-0.05m				6:20PM0.08m				6:40AM-0.00m				7:21PM0.15m				7:27AM0.05m					8:26PM0.20m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—
mm	1	3	3	1	3	2	7	2	2	6	8	7	4	5	13	2	—	—	1	3	1	2	2	1
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	30	29	29	27	29	28	28	28	28	29	26	25	26	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	25	25	26	27	30	26	27	28	29	28	27	29	30	26	24	20	25	27	26	26	25	25	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	7	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	3	244	144	6	6	10	10	10	10	10	16	17	23	23	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 12	SE 12	NE 4	E 12	E 12	E 12	—	E 12	E 12	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	1	3	3	3	—	3	3	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	E 12	NE 4	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 12	—	—
kJ	2	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	6	3	1	2	2	2	2	—	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7
kJ	320	431	353	270	262	297	342	342	361	332	—	—	110	173	173	131	107	149	159	211	200	247	468	554
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Shoals Florida - North	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Chincoteague Virginia	Assateague Maryland	Strathmere 7th Street New Jersey	Lbi 82st New Jersey	LBI Long Beach Island New Jersey	Avon Pier Carolina North	Avon Pier Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Avon Pier Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Castle Island Bermuda	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	The Shoals Florida - North	17th Street Boardwalk Georgia	Hunting Island Carolina South	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	Presquile Point Lake Ontario	Long Point Lake Erie	Fire Island Long Island NY
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	756	176	175	100	301	337	451	505	511	20	20	12	20	47	1064	105	756	600	547	1051	1051	993	916	660
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina				Chicahauk						Avon Pier	S-Turns	Chicahauk	Avon Pier	S-Turns		Topsail Island
Rating (10 max)				1						2	1	1	1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Chincoteague Virginia	Assateague Maryland	Outside Ponquogue Long Island NY	Three Arch Bay CAL - Orange County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	S-Turns Carolina North	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	7

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