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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 pm Friday 08 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 1.2°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: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
15 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 50 | 93 | 106 | 101 | 74 | 40 | 23 | 27 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:06AM0.90m | 1:43PM0.69m | 2:00AM0.88m | 2:42PM0.75m | 2:56AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.20m | 7:47AM0.17m | 7:32PM0.20m | 8:35AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.19m | 9:22AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 74 | 40 | 22 | 24 | 40 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 7 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 18 | — | E 17 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 50 | 93 | 106 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 17 | 13 | — | 8 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 562 | 551 | 493 | 445 | 760 | 881 | 760 | 597 | 74 | 99 | 84 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 443 | 399 | 301 | 175 | 84 | 431 | 0 | 420 |
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