Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.22° N 75.65° W

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
29.0° C
1.8° 

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
27
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
32
20
30
32
21
24
41
66
55
71
87
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
20
S
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:17PM0.96m
2:24AM0.68m
3:18PM0.96m
3:27AM0.67m
4:17PM0.97m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.29m
8:21AM0.20m
9:59PM0.29m
9:21AM0.20m
10:56PM0.28m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:43
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
2
2
3
Temp °C
29
30
30
29
29
29
29
28
27
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
25
27
Feels °C
31
32
31
29
30
31
31
30
32
33
32
32
31
28
30
29
27
27
29
27
26
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