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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Surf Forecast
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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 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
24.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | |
43 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:12PM1.09m | 7:26AM0.72m | 7:50PM1.10m | 8:05AM0.71m | 8:28PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.03m | 1:47AM0.07m | 1:11PM0.04m | 2:27AM0.06m | 1:48PM0.05m | 3:06AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:10 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 19 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 232 | 173 | 131 | 191 | 141 | 139 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | NE 12 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 106 | 129 | 101 | 116 | 144 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 794 | 1053 | 765 | 765 | 516 | 386 | 194 | 765 | 765 | 805 | 917 | 749 | 392 | 188 | 175 | 115 | 209 | 383 | 558 | 372 | 516 | 449 | 372 |
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