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 06:05 AM and sunset is at 07:51 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 13–16 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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High Tide
11:06AM0.66m
11:29PM0.97m
11:53AM0.65m
00:16AM0.93m
12:46PM0.66m
1:07AM0.90m
1:44PM0.69m
2:01AM0.88m
2:43PM0.75m
2:57AM0.87m
3:39PM0.84m
3:52AM0.87m
4:32PM0.95m
4:45AM0.87m
5:22PM1.08m
5:37AM0.88m
6:12PM1.19m
6:29AM0.88m
7:01PM1.29m
7:19AM0.88m
7:52PM1.35m
8:11AM0.88m
8:43PM1.37m
9:04AM0.87m
9:36PM1.34m
9:59AM0.85m
10:31PM1.29m
10:57AM0.84m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.15m
4:49PM0.16m
6:11AM0.18m
5:36PM0.19m
6:59AM0.19m
6:31PM0.21m
7:48AM0.18m
7:33PM0.22m
8:36AM0.16m
8:39PM0.20m
9:23AM0.11m
9:45PM0.16m
10:08AM0.05m
10:47PM0.09m
10:54AM-0.02m
11:44PM0.02m
11:39AM-0.09m
00:39AM-0.05m
12:26PM-0.14m
1:32AM-0.10m
1:14PM-0.18m
2:25AM-0.13m
2:04PM-0.20m
3:18AM-0.13m
2:56PM-0.19m
4:12AM-0.11m
3:52PM-0.15m
5:08AM-0.08m
4:51PM-0.08m
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.7
S
6
1.2
S
7
1
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
SE
7
0.8
S
4
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
SSE
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
8
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
4
1
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
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light rain
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light rain
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clear
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clear
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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heavy rain
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some clouds
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risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
mod rain
rain shwrs
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heavy rain
some clouds
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some clouds
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clear
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risk tstorm
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km/h
35
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
50
WSW
25
N
25
NNE
15
ENE
15
SSE
30
S
35
SW
5
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
50
SSW
30
WSW
15
NW
30
NE
20
NE
10
ESE
30
S
25
S
35
S
30
WSW
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
25
NNW
30
NE
10
SSE
15
WSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
8
4
2
13
2
1
3
max °C
22
22
22
21
22
15
15
15
19
20
22
25
24
24
24
22
23
17
14
15
19
21
22
23
18
18
18
17
16
19
20
22
22
22
23
23
23
25
24
23
25
24
22
24
23
23
25
Moonrise
12:37
1:16
1:49
2:19
2:46
3:12
3:39
4:08
4:41
5:21
6:09
7:09
8:17
9:30
10:43
Moonset
9:18
10:17
11:17
12:19
1:21
2:24
3:28
4:35
5:46
7:01
8:19
9:35
10:44
11:42
12:29
Sunrise
6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:01
8:02
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
20.6° C
(Statistics for 06 May 1981-2005 – mean: 21.9 max: 23.3 min: 20.6°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026
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