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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 7 pm Wednesday 20 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
115 | 115 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 84 | 120 | 224 | 202 | 202 | 197 | 226 | 77 | 91 | 106 | 146 | 220 | 142 | 123 | 126 | 48 | 48 | 35 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.21m | 11:59AM0.83m | 00:27AM1.12m | 1:06PM0.84m | 1:28AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM-0.08m | 6:04AM-0.04m | 5:53PM-0.01m | 7:02AM-0.01m | 7:02PM0.06m | 8:00AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 115 | 115 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 84 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 91 | 106 | 146 | 142 | 10 | 123 | 126 | 48 | 48 | 35 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 69 | 120 | 224 | 202 | 202 | 197 | 226 | 64 | 49 | — | — | 220 | 142 | — | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 380 | 301 | 175 | 74 | 63 | 92 | 758 | 621 | 1054 | 95 | 74 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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