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 04:53 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
9:12AM1.02m
9:32PM0.72m
9:52AM0.99m
10:17PM0.74m
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
Low Tide
3:45PM0.05m
3:22AM0.05m
4:23PM0.05m
4:10AM0.07m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
9
1.3
SSW
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
14
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
13
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
E
11
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
W
40
WSW
35
WNW
30
NNW
45
N
15
NE
35
SW
35
W
45
NNE
30
NE
15
ESE
40
SW
25
NNW
35
N
25
NE
15
SSE
30
SW
45
WSW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
 mm 
1
1
2
3
max°C
15
16
16
14
11
14
18
18
11
8
13
17
12
13
14
17
19
19
10
8
4
1
3
3
2
4
6
6
8
9
10
13
13
13
15
16
Moonrise
9:51
10:21
10:48
11:15
11:40
12:08
12:40
1:17
2:03
3:00
4:07
5:21
Moonset
8:20
9:23
10:26
11:29
12:35
1:43
2:56
4:11
5:27
6:37
7:37
Sunrise
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
Sunset
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:01
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
15.3° C
(Statistics for 23 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 19.5 max: 21.7 min: 17.4°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Tuesday 23 Dec 2025
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