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 — and sunset is at 07:35 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:26PM1.19m
7:46AM0.95m
8:12PM1.26m
8:32AM0.93m
9:00PM1.30m
9:20AM0.89m
9:50PM1.30m
10:11AM0.85m
10:43PM1.26m
11:06AM0.81m
11:41PM1.19m
12:08PM0.77m
00:44AM1.12m
1:17PM0.76m
1:51AM1.05m
2:30PM0.78m
2:58AM0.99m
3:40PM0.83m
4:02AM0.95m
4:41PM0.90m
4:59AM0.92m
5:34PM0.97m
5:49AM0.89m
6:19PM1.03m
6:34AM0.86m
7:01PM1.08m
7:15AM0.84m
7:39PM1.10m
Low Tide
1:50AM-0.13m
1:44PM-0.16m
2:39AM-0.15m
2:28PM-0.18m
3:30AM-0.14m
3:14PM-0.17m
4:23AM-0.11m
4:05PM-0.13m
5:19AM-0.05m
5:00PM-0.08m
6:20AM-0.00m
6:02PM-0.01m
7:24AM0.04m
7:12PM0.05m
8:29AM0.06m
8:28PM0.09m
9:31AM0.05m
9:43PM0.10m
10:26AM0.04m
10:49PM0.08m
11:14AM0.02m
11:47PM0.06m
11:56AM-0.00m
00:38AM0.04m
12:35PM-0.01m
1:24AM0.02m
1:10PM-0.01m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
SSW
4
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
NNE
6
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
E
6
1.2
NE
5
1
E
6
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
SE
4
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
 km/h
40
SW
25
W
10
SSE
15
WSW
5
WNW
20
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
50
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
25
S
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
W
30
SSW
35
WSW
15
WNW
10
SE
25
SW
25
WNW
15
ENE
25
SE
30
WSW
25
SW
30
W
20
N
0
SSE
20
W
35
NNE
25
ENE
15
S
15
WNW
25
NE
20
ESE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
SE
30
SE
 mm 
4
1
2
9
1
max°C
21
20
23
23
21
23
23
22
12
13
13
13
14
15
17
19
18
20
20
18
21
21
19
20
22
21
21
22
21
23
23
17
18
22
18
17
21
21
18
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
Moonrise
6:13
6:49
7:32
8:24
9:25
10:34
11:45
12:55
2:02
3:06
4:08
5:08
6:07
7:07
8:08
Moonset
8:12
9:28
10:45
11:56
12:59
1:51
2:33
3:07
3:36
4:02
4:27
4:51
5:17
5:45
6:16
Sunrise
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:11
6:09
Sunset
7:35
7:36
7:36
7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
7:40
7:40
7:42
7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
7:45
7:46
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
20.3° C
(Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 20.0 max: 22.8 min: 17.0°C)
Issued (local time): 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026
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