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

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
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
night
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
8:55PM0.87m
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
2:55AM-0.17m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
E
9
1.4
SSW
5
1.8
NE
6
1.6
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.7
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
1.4
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.5
E
12
1.1
SW
5
1.1
WSW
4
1.5
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
SW
45
WSW
45
NNE
25
NE
10
ESE
35
SW
35
N
40
N
25
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
40
SW
50
SW
55
SW
45
NW
25
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
10
N
10
WSW
25
W
40
W
40
NW
40
N
30
N
35
N
25
NNE
10
ENE
0
SE
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
W
 mm 
1
max°C
19
19
13
9
14
19
12
9
12
11
15
20
20
19
11
4
5
6
8
11
11
9
11
13
12
12
4
2
2
4
7
9
12
11
14
14
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 pm Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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