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 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
28.2° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 9AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
244
199
167
91
105
74
77
113
129
143
171
246
266
302
458
498
603
574
531
527
527
542
527
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
45
SW
50
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
High Tide
00:23AM0.92m
1:08PM0.96m
1:14AM0.82m
2:05PM0.95m
2:08AM0.73m
3:02PM0.95m
Low Tide
6:40AM-0.00m
7:21PM0.15m
7:27AM0.05m
8:26PM0.20m
8:15AM0.09m
9:32PM0.22m
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6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
3
2
5
3
4
6
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
5
2
1
3
Temp °C
28
28
29
27
28
29
27
28
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
27
29
28
29
28
26
30
27
27
27
25
25
24
26
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
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