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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Surf Forecast
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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
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 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 155 | 132 | 132 | 115 | 112 | 110 | 123 | 211 | 206 | 176 | 171 | 192 | 167 | 149 | 149 | 129 | 112 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.29m | 10:56AM0.84m | 11:27PM1.21m | 11:59AM0.83m | 00:27AM1.12m | 1:06PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM-0.13m | 5:07AM-0.07m | 4:50PM-0.08m | 6:04AM-0.04m | 5:53PM-0.01m | 7:02AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 155 | 132 | 132 | 115 | 112 | 110 | 123 | 211 | 206 | 176 | 8 | 192 | 167 | 149 | 149 | 129 | 112 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 598 | 575 | 400 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 92 | 547 | 383 | 443 | 337 | 347 | 80 | 44 | 40 | 618 | 1054 | 57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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