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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
27.9° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 4PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
106
168
239
361
497
487
487
449
421
408
395
350
363
275
241
266
185
100
77
51
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
NE
10
SE
15
SSW
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:05PM0.95m
2:08AM0.73m
3:02PM0.95m
3:05AM0.68m
3:58PM0.96m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.20m
8:15AM0.09m
9:32PM0.22m
9:05AM0.12m
10:35PM0.22m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:13
 mm
1
1
3
4
2
1
1
3
4
5
21
2
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
27
24
25
26
Feels °C
28
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
25
26
26
24
25
25
26
27
27
28
28
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