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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 am Wednesday 06 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
71 | 53 | 60 | 73 | 105 | 101 | 104 | 138 | 144 | 143 | 171 | 130 | 230 | 516 | 604 | 197 | 125 | 68 | 51 | 40 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 11:05AM0.66m | 11:28PM0.97m | 11:52AM0.65m | 00:15AM0.93m | 12:45PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.14m | 4:48PM0.14m | 6:10AM0.16m | 5:35PM0.17m | 6:58AM0.18m | 6:30PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 352 | 197 | 125 | 68 | 51 | 40 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 53 | 60 | 73 | 105 | 101 | 104 | 138 | 144 | 143 | 171 | 130 | 230 | 516 | 604 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1088 | 976 | 931 | 598 | 1059 | 1059 | 190 | 175 | 147 | 100 | 243 | 420 | 47 | 20 | 112 | 115 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 0 | 516 | 533 | 547 |
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