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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 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today?
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 9PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 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 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1 | 281 | 286 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 86 | 189 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 98 | 112 | 106 | 136 | 10 | 161 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.03m | 6:33AM0.86m | 7:00PM1.08m | 7:14AM0.84m | 7:38PM1.10m | 7:53AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM-0.00m | 00:37AM0.04m | 12:34PM-0.01m | 1:23AM0.02m | 1:09PM-0.01m | 2:05AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | |  | | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 189 | 281 | 286 | 238 | 233 | 225 | 177 | 173 | 139 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 106 | 106 | 93 | 70 | 48 | 98 | 112 | 106 | 136 | 177 | 161 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 106 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 35 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 14 | 86 | 189 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 292 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 878 | 243 | 228 | 228 | 12 | 130 | 12 | 243 | 756 | 730 | 147 | 12 | 40 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 105 | 348 | 105 | 105 | 80 | 0 |
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