Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.22° N 75.65° W

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
22.3°C
1.6° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 6PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (10 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (10 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the N by Tue morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
7
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
275
467
773
1096
919
1078
559
412
524
653
620
537
452
383
344
272
197
105
84
48
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
40
E
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:58PM1.05m
8:19AM1.23m
8:38PM0.99m
8:59AM1.22m
9:17PM0.94m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.04m
1:58AM0.04m
2:42PM0.06m
2:34AM0.07m
3:25PM0.09m
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:03
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7:05
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6:34
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6:32
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6:31
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1
11
4
8
10
25
7
9
4
3
1
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Temp °C
25
25
23
21
22
22
25
25
24
24
25
26
24
22
20
20
20
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
22
21
17
16
17
19
23
24
22
22
21
23
19
17
14
14
15
19
19
17
17
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