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 07:07 AM and sunset is at 04:54 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Mon
5
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
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
3:17PM0.74m
4:03AM1.16m
4:19PM0.75m
5:00AM1.22m
5:18PM0.77m
5:56AM1.26m
6:15PM0.81m
6:50AM1.27m
7:09PM0.84m
7:42AM1.24m
8:03PM0.86m
8:32AM1.19m
Low Tide
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
9:18PM-0.13m
10:38AM-0.04m
10:15PM-0.17m
11:36AM-0.09m
11:13PM-0.21m
12:30PM-0.13m
00:10AM-0.24m
1:22PM-0.16m
1:06AM-0.24m
2:11PM-0.16m
2:01AM-0.22m
2:59PM-0.16m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1
E
8
1.5
SSW
5
1.8
NE
6
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.7
NNE
5
1.4
NE
8
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.7
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.7
SSE
5
1.1
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
NE
5
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
 km/h
35
SSW
45
WSW
45
NNE
25
NE
10
SE
40
SW
35
NNW
50
N
30
NNE
15
NE
5
SSE
35
SW
45
SW
55
SW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
WNW
30
NNW
40
N
35
N
30
N
15
NE
10
E
25
S
40
SSW
20
WNW
20
W
 mm 
1
1
2
6
1
max°C
19
19
14
10
15
19
14
10
11
10
12
20
21
19
12
4
5
5
5
7
9
11
14
14
11
12
6
2
2
7
12
16
18
14
16
Moonrise
10:48
11:15
11:40
12:08
12:40
1:17
2:03
3:00
4:07
5:21
6:35
7:47
Moonset
10:26
11:29
12:35
1:43
2:56
4:11
5:27
6:37
7:37
8:26
9:06
Sunrise
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
Sunset
4:54
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
15.0° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 19.4 max: 21.7 min: 17.4°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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