Cape Hatteras Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Cape Hatteras Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:09 AM and sunset is at 05:13 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:07PM0.61m
5:38AM0.97m
5:50PM0.64m
6:18AM1.00m
6:31PM0.67m
6:57AM1.02m
7:10PM0.71m
7:34AM1.03m
7:48PM0.74m
8:10AM1.02m
8:27PM0.77m
8:47AM1.00m
9:07PM0.81m
9:25AM0.96m
9:50PM0.85m
10:06AM0.90m
10:38PM0.89m
10:51AM0.83m
11:31PM0.92m
11:42AM0.76m
00:30AM0.96m
12:41PM0.69m
1:34AM0.99m
1:48PM0.65m
2:42AM1.04m
2:59PM0.65m
3:48AM1.08m
4:07PM0.68m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.09m
10:55PM0.02m
12:13PM0.05m
11:39PM-0.02m
12:51PM0.02m
00:21AM-0.05m
1:26PM-0.01m
1:01AM-0.07m
2:01PM-0.04m
1:42AM-0.09m
2:35PM-0.06m
2:23AM-0.08m
3:08PM-0.07m
3:07AM-0.07m
3:44PM-0.08m
3:55AM-0.05m
4:22PM-0.09m
4:48AM-0.02m
5:04PM-0.09m
5:48AM0.02m
5:52PM-0.09m
6:56AM0.05m
6:47PM-0.09m
8:09AM0.05m
7:50PM-0.09m
9:22AM0.02m
8:57PM-0.12m
10:27AM-0.02m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.5
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.4
WNW
4
0.8
S
6
0.8
SE
9
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
1
S
6
0.7
SSE
7
1
N
4
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.6
S
6
2.2
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
SE
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
 km/h
45
NW
30
NW
50
WNW
25
WNW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
25
W
20
NNW
45
N
30
NNW
20
NW
25
WSW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
5
N
20
SW
35
W
25
NW
30
N
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
SE
15
W
10
SW
35
WSW
40
N
35
N
25
NNE
20
NE
10
E
30
SSE
45
SSW
55
SSW
35
NNW
45
N
45
N
35
N
20
NE
10
E
35
S
35
SSW
35
NNW
 mm 
4
4
3
16
12
1
9
3
21
max°C
7
5
3
3
9
15
16
16
15
11
9
4
5
9
8
4
3
2
4
11
13
10
8
12
15
15
19
16
17
18
12
11
12
9
12
18
19
20
16
6
7
8
7
10
17
16
13
Moonrise
4:52
5:45
6:34
7:16
7:53
8:24
8:52
9:19
9:44
10:11
10:40
11:14
11:55
12:46
1:47
2:56
Moonset
2:14
3:07
4:06
5:08
6:12
7:16
8:19
9:23
10:27
11:34
12:43
1:55
3:09
4:19
5:22
Sunrise
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:01
Sunset
5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:25
5:27
5:28
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
16.9° C
(Statistics for 15 Jan 1981-2005 – mean: 18.2 max: 20.1 min: 14.3°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026
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