Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.22° N 75.65° W

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
28.3° C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 3AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon night, min 28°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.9
SSW
4
0.5
SE
9
1
SW
5
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
28
40
41
51
89
104
96
94
87
80
77
74
70
55
54
39
38
37
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
15
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
W
10
SSE
10
SW
10
S
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:46PM0.88m
12:25PM1.02m
00:33AM0.79m
1:19PM0.98m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.12m
5:53AM0.07m
6:47PM0.20m
6:37AM0.13m
7:48PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
31
31
30
30
29
28
28
29
31
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
28
Feels °C
32
31
30
31
31
31
32
33
33
32
33
32
33
34
34
33
34
31
31
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