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 — and sunset is at 04:52 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
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
3:03AM1.08m
Low Tide
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
8:20PM-0.08m
9:35AM0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.2
SSE
5
2.5
SE
8
3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
1.4
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.3
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
S
4
1
SSW
5
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
E
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
E
5
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
cloud
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
heavy rain
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod rain
heavy rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
SSE
60
SSE
65
SW
45
W
30
NW
20
NE
10
E
35
SW
25
WNW
30
NW
45
N
40
NNE
30
NE
15
ENE
30
SSW
35
WSW
35
WNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
ENE
10
SSE
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
W
25
NNW
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ESE
40
ENE
40
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
 mm 
24
2
2
8
41
max°C
20
22
21
16
10
8
12
17
13
14
10
4
6
14
16
16
13
11
10
14
17
19
18
18
19
19
15
12
11
11
11
16
16
14
12
14
Moonrise
6:59
7:51
8:37
9:17
9:51
10:21
10:48
11:15
11:40
12:08
12:40
1:17
Moonset
3:31
4:20
5:15
6:15
7:17
8:20
9:23
10:26
11:29
12:35
1:43
2:56
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
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): 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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