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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 am Thursday 28 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 9AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
138 | 203 | 206 | 120 | 88 | 62 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:03AM0.75m | 6:34PM1.07m | 6:46AM0.73m | 7:12PM1.09m | 7:26AM0.72m | 7:50PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.10m | 11:56AM0.03m | 1:05AM0.08m | 12:34PM0.03m | 1:47AM0.07m | 1:11PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
23 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 82 | 69 | 69 | 120 | 88 | 62 | 50 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 57 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 138 | 203 | 206 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 30 | — | — | 11 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 35 | 92 | 136 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 301 | 175 | 20 | 147 | 105 | 228 | 243 | 112 | 105 | 462 | 176 | 598 | 547 | 598 | 767 | 600 | 362 | 194 | 972 | 1088 | 806 | 621 | 618 |
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