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 07:13 AM and sunset is at 07:08 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:31AM0.91m
5:49PM0.74m
6:14AM0.95m
6:32PM0.84m
6:55AM0.98m
7:14PM0.93m
7:35AM1.00m
7:55PM1.02m
8:15AM0.99m
8:37PM1.10m
8:56AM0.96m
9:20PM1.16m
9:40AM0.91m
10:07PM1.18m
10:25AM0.85m
10:57PM1.17m
11:16AM0.79m
11:53PM1.13m
12:13PM0.73m
00:55AM1.08m
1:20PM0.69m
2:05AM1.04m
2:35PM0.69m
3:17AM1.01m
3:50PM0.73m
4:25AM1.00m
4:56PM0.81m
5:24AM1.00m
5:52PM0.89m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.08m
11:48PM0.02m
12:34PM0.02m
00:36AM-0.05m
1:09PM-0.05m
1:22AM-0.10m
1:45PM-0.11m
2:07AM-0.14m
2:21PM-0.15m
2:54AM-0.16m
2:58PM-0.17m
3:42AM-0.15m
3:39PM-0.17m
4:33AM-0.12m
4:23PM-0.14m
5:28AM-0.06m
5:13PM-0.10m
6:28AM0.00m
6:10PM-0.05m
7:36AM0.05m
7:17PM0.00m
8:47AM0.08m
8:32PM0.03m
9:56AM0.07m
9:49PM0.03m
10:55AM0.03m
10:58PM0.00m
11:46AM-0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.7
ESE
6
2.1
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.7
E
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.5
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
SE
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.8
E
17
1
E
16
1
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
14
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
risk tstorm
mod rain
mod rain
risk tstorm
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
SE
45
SE
55
S
50
SSW
55
SSW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
35
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
55
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
N
45
N
50
N
30
N
40
N
30
NNE
15
ENE
25
S
35
SSW
40
NW
25
NNW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
 mm 
15
8
10
5
7
1
1
13
max°C
18
19
21
21
21
21
4
8
9
4
5
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
16
17
16
18
19
18
20
9
10
11
11
8
7
9
4
4
9
12
15
16
8
11
12
7
9
10
9
9
Moonrise
5:22
5:53
6:21
6:49
7:16
7:44
8:16
8:53
9:38
10:32
11:35
12:43
1:53
3:03
4:09
5:13
Moonset
3:46
4:51
5:56
7:03
8:10
9:21
10:34
11:48
1:01
2:08
3:05
3:53
4:32
5:04
5:32
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:52
Sunset
7:08
7:09
7:09
7:10
7:12
7:13
7:14
7:15
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:19
7:20
7:21
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
14.6° C
(Statistics for 15 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 18.0 max: 20.4 min: 14.6°C)
Issued (local time): 1 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026
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