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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 Tuesday 26 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
24.2° 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 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
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 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | |
159 | 188 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 143 | 92 | 87 | 107 | 134 | 137 | 108 | 176 | 183 | 216 | 216 | 239 | 240 | 215 | 168 | 163 | 127 | 77 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:24AM0.82m | 5:07PM1.00m | 5:16AM0.78m | 5:52PM1.04m | 6:03AM0.75m | 6:34PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.03m | 11:29PM0.12m | 11:16AM0.03m | 00:20AM0.10m | 11:56AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 113 | 85 | 77 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 159 | 188 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 143 | 92 | 87 | 107 | 134 | 137 | 108 | 176 | 183 | 216 | 216 | 239 | 240 | 215 | 168 | 163 | 127 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 100 | 80 | 74 | 176 | 100 | 372 | 176 | 100 | 176 | 84 | 74 | 190 | 47 | 175 | 100 | 228 | 74 | 112 | 147 | 105 | 105 | 266 |
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