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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 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today?
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
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 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | |
60 | 38 | 44 | 43 | 96 | 210 | 167 | 157 | 124 | 85 | 120 | 184 | 231 | 228 | 152 | 124 | 90 | 61 | 90 | 72 | 80 | 103 | 97 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:16PM0.76m | 1:50AM1.05m | 2:29PM0.78m | 2:57AM0.99m | 3:39PM0.83m | 4:01AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.05m | 8:28AM0.05m | 8:27PM0.08m | 9:30AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 16 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 46 | 43 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 60 | 38 | 44 | 43 | 96 | 210 | 167 | 157 | 124 | 85 | 120 | 184 | 231 | 228 | 152 | 124 | 90 | 61 | 90 | 72 | 80 | 103 | 97 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 100 | 427 | 100 | 80 | 100 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 1339 | 47 | 768 | 767 | 188 | 47 | 794 | 1053 | 1053 | 768 | 84 | 44 | 112 | 105 |
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