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 05:58 AM and sunset is at 07:58 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Days 13–16 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
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Thursday
28
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29
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High Tide
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
11:28PM1.21m
12:00PM0.83m
00:28AM1.12m
1:07PM0.84m
1:29AM1.02m
2:14PM0.86m
2:30AM0.94m
3:18PM0.90m
3:30AM0.87m
4:17PM0.95m
4:25AM0.82m
5:08PM1.00m
5:17AM0.78m
5:53PM1.04m
6:04AM0.75m
6:35PM1.07m
6:47AM0.73m
7:13PM1.09m
Low Tide
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
6:05AM-0.04m
5:54PM-0.01m
7:03AM-0.01m
7:03PM0.06m
8:01AM0.01m
8:15PM0.11m
8:57AM0.02m
9:26PM0.14m
9:48AM0.03m
10:32PM0.14m
10:35AM0.03m
11:30PM0.12m
11:17AM0.03m
00:21AM0.11m
11:57AM0.03m
1:06AM0.09m
12:35PM0.04m
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1.1
SSW
4
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
heavy rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
km/h
25
NW
10
W
15
S
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
SSE
15
SE
20
S
25
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
25
NW
30
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
35
S
35
SW
25
SW
35
SW
4
9
20
2
10
2
1
max °C
15
19
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
16
16
15
17
19
20
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
17
16
18
17
16
17
18
19
20
20
22
23
23
24
Moonrise
4:41
5:21
6:09
7:09
8:17
9:30
10:43
11:53
12:59
2:02
3:02
4:01
5:01
6:01
7:01
8:00
Moonset
7:01
8:19
9:35
10:44
11:42
12:29
1:07
1:39
2:06
2:31
2:56
3:21
3:48
4:18
4:53
Sunrise
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
Sunset
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:08
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
21.5° C
(Statistics for 15 May 1981-2005 – mean: 22.5 max: 23.9 min: 20.7°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Friday 15 May 2026
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