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 06:58 AM and sunset is at 04:49 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 15°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 18°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
10:38AM1.12m
11:10PM0.84m
11:35AM1.02m
00:13AM0.84m
12:32PM0.92m
1:16AM0.85m
1:30PM0.84m
2:16AM0.88m
2:27PM0.77m
3:10AM0.91m
3:20PM0.73m
3:58AM0.95m
4:09PM0.70m
4:42AM0.99m
4:55PM0.69m
5:23AM1.02m
5:37PM0.69m
6:02AM1.05m
6:16PM0.69m
6:40AM1.06m
6:55PM0.70m
7:19AM1.06m
7:33PM0.70m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.00m
5:08AM0.05m
6:04PM0.04m
6:15AM0.12m
6:58PM0.07m
7:24AM0.16m
7:49PM0.08m
8:31AM0.18m
8:37PM0.09m
9:32AM0.17m
9:21PM0.09m
10:27AM0.15m
10:03PM0.09m
11:14AM0.12m
10:43PM0.07m
11:57AM0.10m
11:22PM0.05m
12:37PM0.08m
00:02AM0.04m
1:15PM0.06m
00:40AM0.02m
1:53PM0.05m
1:19AM0.02m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.7
SSW
6
2
S
8
1.3
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
NW
4
1.5
N
4
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
NNE
20
N
5
W
30
SW
50
SW
50
W
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
NW
10
NNW
5
ESE
35
WNW
45
NW
50
NNW
40
N
35
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
40
S
55
S
40
SW
50
SW
40
NW
40
N
30
NNE
10
NE
 mm 
1
2
4
8
31
max°C
8
8
10
14
16
15
6
7
5
9
14
14
10
11
15
11
8
2
1
3
4
3
3
9
15
16
18
19
20
21
20
19
14
5
5
8
Moonrise
10:08
11:11
12:12
1:10
2:07
3:05
4:04
5:03
6:02
6:59
7:51
Moonset
11:12
11:41
12:06
12:30
12:53
1:18
1:44
2:15
2:50
3:31
4:20
5:15
Sunrise
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
Sunset
4:49
4:50
4:50
4:50
4:50
4:50
4:51
4:51
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
14.9° C
(Statistics for 09 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.4 max: 22.2 min: 18.2°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025
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