Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.22° N 75.65° W

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
24.0° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
76
119
154
154
128
87
104
43
33
30
21
20
14
14
14
45
98
186
300
483
499
417
435
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
25
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:45PM1.23m
6:00AM0.81m
6:40PM1.31m
6:56AM0.83m
7:35PM1.35m
7:52AM0.85m
Low Tide
11:02AM-0.11m
00:19AM-0.02m
11:56AM-0.16m
1:16AM-0.07m
12:51PM-0.19m
2:10AM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:16
8:17
8:17
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
27
25
23
23
24
25
26
26
28
27
25
24
25
25
26
27
26
24
24
23
24
28
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.8
SSW
7
Energy kJ
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
62
43
33
30
21
20
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
7
7
7
328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
8
4
5
2
2
2
8
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
4
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
8
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
SE
6
0.5
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
55
76
119
154
154
128
87
104
1
2
1
1
5
14
45
98
186
300
483
499
417
435
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
660
380
516
358
180
112
47
0
0
731
505
511
493
505
547
462
600
898
400
175
74
100
74
12
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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