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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 7 am 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 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). 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) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
92 | 91 | 149 | 130 | 130 | 126 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 123 | 133 | 107 | 146 | 188 | 176 | 192 | 150 | 131 | 109 | 126 | 149 | 154 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-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 | |
High Tide | 1:06PM0.84m | 1:28AM1.02m | 2:13PM0.86m | 2:29AM0.94m | 3:17PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM-0.01m | 7:02PM0.06m | 8:00AM0.01m | 8:14PM0.10m | 8:56AM0.02m | 9:25PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | 8:06 |
5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 80 | 52 | 149 | 130 | 130 | 126 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 67 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 92 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 123 | 133 | 107 | 146 | 188 | 176 | 192 | 150 | 131 | 109 | 126 | 149 | 154 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1087 | 0 | 383 | 40 | 130 | 130 | 383 | 175 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 92 | 100 | 130 | 130 | 175 | 621 | 372 |
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