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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 Thursday 21 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal 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 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 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 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
243 | 237 | 237 | 95 | 89 | 89 | 78 | 91 | 91 | 202 | 130 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 126 | 120 | 104 | 74 | 77 | 89 | 131 | 176 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:59AM0.83m | 00:27AM1.12m | 1:06PM0.84m | 1:28AM1.02m | 2:13PM0.86m | 2:29AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM-0.01m | 7:02AM-0.01m | 7:02PM0.06m | 8:00AM0.01m | 8:14PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:06 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 95 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 43 | 91 | 130 | 11 | 126 | 126 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 243 | 237 | 237 | 67 | 89 | 89 | 59 | 65 | — | 202 | 130 | — | — | 126 | 123 | 126 | 120 | 104 | 74 | 77 | 89 | 131 | 176 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 621 | 623 | 632 | 99 | 57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2049 | 2049 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 57 | 383 | 383 | 130 | 99 | 130 | 92 | 74 |
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