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 06:31 AM and sunset is at 05:57 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
5:55PM0.87m
6:23AM1.07m
6:43PM0.93m
7:07AM1.04m
7:27PM0.98m
7:48AM0.99m
8:09PM1.00m
8:27AM0.93m
8:49PM1.00m
9:06AM0.86m
9:29PM0.99m
9:44AM0.78m
10:09PM0.95m
10:22AM0.70m
10:52PM0.91m
11:05AM0.63m
11:41PM0.87m
11:54AM0.59m
00:37AM0.84m
12:54PM0.56m
1:41AM0.82m
2:02PM0.56m
2:45AM0.84m
3:07PM0.60m
3:42AM0.87m
4:02PM0.66m
4:31AM0.91m
4:49PM0.74m
Low Tide
11:58AM-0.09m
11:59PM-0.16m
12:41PM-0.13m
00:50AM-0.17m
1:21PM-0.14m
1:37AM-0.16m
1:58PM-0.14m
2:22AM-0.12m
2:33PM-0.11m
3:05AM-0.08m
3:07PM-0.07m
3:49AM-0.01m
3:42PM-0.02m
4:34AM0.05m
4:17PM0.04m
5:23AM0.12m
4:58PM0.09m
6:18AM0.18m
5:46PM0.14m
7:22AM0.22m
6:45PM0.16m
8:28AM0.22m
7:52PM0.16m
9:27AM0.19m
8:58PM0.13m
10:16AM0.14m
9:57PM0.08m
10:57AM0.08m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.2
SE
6
1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
NE
6
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
6
1.8
NE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
mod rain
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
W
20
N
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
20
E
15
SW
5
N
20
S
5
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
5
N
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
S
30
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
10
ENE
10
S
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
25
WSW
45
N
25
NE
15
ESE
30
S
35
SSW
40
NW
45
N
35
NNE
25
ENE
15
SSE
25
SW
 mm 
26
5
2
1
1
1
1
6
5
2
1
max°C
14
14
7
10
10
16
16
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
21
22
19
19
20
19
18
17
19
19
19
19
17
20
21
19
19
20
19
19
18
5
5
11
15
17
16
1
1
8
13
15
Moonrise
4:14
5:21
6:25
7:28
8:28
9:29
10:30
12:30
1:30
2:26
3:19
4:05
4:46
5:22
5:53
Moonset
5:31
6:03
6:30
6:56
7:21
7:46
8:13
9:43
10:18
10:59
11:46
12:40
1:39
2:41
3:46
4:51
Sunrise
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:22
7:22
6:20
6:18
6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
6:11
Sunset
5:57
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
7:02
6:04
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
10.9° C
(Statistics for 01 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 17.4 max: 19.5 min: 14.7°C)
Issued (local time): 6 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026
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