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 07:05 AM and sunset is at 04:52 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
6:16PM0.69m
6:40AM1.06m
6:55PM0.70m
7:19AM1.06m
7:33PM0.70m
7:56AM1.06m
8:11PM0.70m
8:34AM1.04m
8:50PM0.71m
9:12AM1.02m
9:32PM0.72m
9:52AM0.99m
10:17PM0.74m
10:35AM0.94m
11:07PM0.78m
11:22AM0.89m
00:02AM0.83m
12:14PM0.84m
1:00AM0.91m
1:12PM0.79m
2:02AM0.99m
2:14PM0.76m
Low Tide
12:37PM0.08m
00:02AM0.04m
1:15PM0.06m
00:40AM0.02m
1:53PM0.05m
1:19AM0.02m
2:30PM0.05m
1:58AM0.02m
3:07PM0.05m
2:39AM0.03m
3:45PM0.05m
3:22AM0.05m
4:23PM0.05m
4:10AM0.07m
5:03PM0.04m
5:05AM0.09m
5:46PM0.02m
6:08AM0.09m
6:33PM-0.01m
7:16AM0.09m
7:25PM-0.04m
8:27AM0.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.6
ESE
9
1.2
SSE
5
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
1.3
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.1
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
7
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
SSE
35
SSE
70
SSE
60
SW
45
WNW
35
NNW
20
NE
10
E
35
SSW
30
W
30
NW
45
NNW
45
N
35
NNE
15
ENE
10
NW
25
WSW
40
W
25
NNW
25
NNE
15
ESE
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
SSE
 mm 
29
1
max°C
18
20
21
19
16
11
8
11
16
13
14
9
2
5
11
11
13
13
10
10
15
17
18
18
17
19
18
7
6
6
5
6
9
14
15
Moonrise
6:02
6:59
7:51
8:37
9:17
9:51
10:21
10:48
11:15
11:40
12:08
12:40
Moonset
3:31
4:20
5:15
6:15
7:17
8:20
9:23
10:26
11:29
12:35
1:43
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
Sunset
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
14.0° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 19.8 max: 21.5 min: 17.9°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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