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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 Friday 22 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today?
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
149 | 130 | 130 | 126 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 120 | 104 | 83 | 74 | 123 | 137 | 170 | 171 | 165 | 184 | 214 | 219 | 194 | 187 | 181 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:06PM0.84m | 1:28AM1.02m | 2:13PM0.86m | 2:29AM0.94m | 3:17PM0.90m | 3:29AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.06m | 8:00AM0.01m | 8:14PM0.10m | 8:56AM0.02m | 9:25PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:06 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 149 | 130 | 130 | 126 | 106 | 103 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 46 | 30 | 32 | 37 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 103 | 101 | 120 | 104 | 83 | 74 | 123 | 137 | 170 | 171 | 165 | 184 | 214 | 219 | 194 | 187 | 181 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1087 | 1782 | 383 | 383 | 765 | 383 | 383 | 209 | 1051 | 130 | 176 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 209 | 130 | 511 | 175 | 175 | 130 | 192 |
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