Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf break

Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 EST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)787777799988988883455556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17212057302094333333377771454967783104
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
60
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
0
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
0.64
2:22AM
0.85
2:30PM
0.59
3:16AM
0.87
3:27PM
0.58
4:07AM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.06
8:55AM
0.15
8:26PM
0.07
9:54AM
0.14
9:17PM
0.06
10:46AM
0.11
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:09-
Sunset5:08-------5:09-------5:10-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1196322235788999101214141415151616
Feels °C (?)0-5-6-8-7-6-411232344567669101310
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