Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.22° N 75.65° W

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
28.7° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
0
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
87
80
77
74
70
67
40
39
38
37
35
34
34
34
34
27
28
28
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
35
NNE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:33AM0.79m
1:19PM0.98m
1:25AM0.72m
2:17PM0.96m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.20m
6:37AM0.13m
7:48PM0.25m
7:26AM0.17m
8:54PM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
32
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
23
26
Feels °C
34
33
32
33
32
30
31
31
30
30
31
31
32
31
31
30
29
19
26
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