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 06:54 AM and sunset is at 04:49 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 20°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:02AM1.38m
7:21PM0.90m
7:55AM1.36m
8:15PM0.89m
8:49AM1.30m
9:11PM0.87m
9:43AM1.22m
10:09PM0.86m
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
Low Tide
1:36PM-0.12m
1:16AM-0.20m
2:29PM-0.11m
2:11AM-0.17m
3:22PM-0.08m
3:07AM-0.11m
4:15PM-0.04m
4:06AM-0.03m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.3
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
1.7
NE
6
2.2
NE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
ESE
6
1.6
S
6
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.4
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
11
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
30
NE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
10
ENE
10
SSE
25
N
50
NNE
60
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
SSE
15
WNW
30
WSW
50
W
20
W
35
SW
55
SW
65
SW
50
NW
45
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
15
NW
25
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
 mm 
5
4
6
2
6
1
3
1
max°C
13
13
11
10
10
9
11
15
15
10
7
8
8
8
16
13
15
14
13
18
20
20
10
5
1
4
9
12
16
16
12
11
8
3
4
Moonrise
5:24
6:35
7:49
9:00
10:08
11:11
12:12
1:10
2:07
3:05
4:04
Moonset
7:54
9:00
9:54
10:37
11:12
11:41
12:06
12:30
12:53
1:18
1:44
2:15
Sunrise
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
Sunset
4:49
4:49
4:49
4:49
4:49
4:50
4:50
4:50
4:50
4:50
4:51
4:51
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is
18.9° C
(Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 20.7 max: 22.7 min: 18.8°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Friday 05 Dec 2025
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