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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 30 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
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 72mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, near gales from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | |
96 | 17 | 11 | 181 | 171 | 130 | 128 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 6 | 120 | 116 | 87 | 60 | 103 | 119 | 90 | 76 | 59 | 63 | 47 | 74 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.10m | 7:53AM0.80m | 8:14PM1.12m | 8:31AM0.77m | 8:50PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM-0.01m | 2:05AM0.02m | 1:43PM0.01m | 2:44AM0.02m | 2:17PM0.02m | 3:23AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | 7:49 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 96 | 206 | 194 | 181 | 171 | 130 | 128 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 160 | 120 | 116 | 87 | 60 | 58 | 119 | 90 | 71 | 59 | 63 | 108 | 113 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 76 | 37 | 25 | 47 | 74 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | 37 | 46 | 46 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 45 | 103 | — | 3 | 58 | 115 | 163 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 74 | 112 | 135 | 420 | 209 | 190 | 105 | 801 | 225 | 176 | 130 | 0 | 12 | 420 | 768 | 424 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 |
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