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 07:03 AM and sunset is at 04:51 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sun night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:37PM0.69m
6:02AM1.05m
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
Low Tide
11:57AM0.10m
11:22PM0.05m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1
SE
10
1
S
6
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1.3
SSE
5
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.6
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
1.4
NE
6
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
NW
15
SE
40
SSE
65
S
50
SW
40
WNW
35
NW
25
NE
10
ENE
35
SW
25
W
30
WNW
35
NNW
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
20
WSW
30
W
20
N
15
ENE
10
WSW
45
NE
30
NE
15
ENE
15
E
25
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
W
25
NNE
20
N
40
N
 mm 
1
30
7
2
1
1
max°C
15
16
16
20
20
21
19
17
10
6
7
16
13
14
10
3
4
6
8
8
11
11
12
14
15
12
10
11
13
18
19
19
19
10
11
9
Moonrise
5:03
6:02
6:59
7:51
8:37
9:17
9:51
10:21
10:48
11:15
11:40
12:08
Moonset
2:50
3:31
4:20
5:15
6:15
7:17
8:20
9:23
10:26
11:29
12:35
Sunrise
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
Sunset
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:57
4:57
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
16.0° C
(Statistics for 17 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.0 max: 21.5 min: 17.9°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
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