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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 Monday 04 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | |
7 | 14 | 23 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 52 | 60 | 53 | 60 | 53 | 88 | 116 | 159 | 165 | 167 | 187 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:45AM0.71m | 10:05PM1.05m | 10:23AM0.69m | 10:45PM1.01m | 11:05AM0.66m | 11:28PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.08m | 4:43AM0.10m | 4:06PM0.11m | 5:25AM0.14m | 4:48PM0.14m | 6:10AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 23 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 52 | 60 | 53 | 60 | 17 | 88 | 116 | 159 | 165 | 167 | 187 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 944 | 1777 | 949 | 760 | 1777 | 760 | 600 | 760 | 993 | 600 | 1087 | 1101 | 806 | 765 | 767 | 805 | 794 | 1059 | 1059 | 192 | 372 | 176 | 100 | 176 |
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