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 06:48 AM and sunset is at 07:22 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
10:17AM2.95ft
10:49PM4.1ft
11:10AM2.69ft
11:45PM3.87ft
12:09PM2.49ft
00:47AM3.61ft
1:17PM2.33ft
1:56AM3.35ft
2:31PM2.3ft
3:06AM3.18ft
3:44PM2.36ft
4:12AM3.08ft
4:46PM2.53ft
5:08AM3.05ft
5:39PM2.76ft
5:57AM2.99ft
6:22PM2.95ft
6:39AM2.95ft
7:01PM3.12ft
7:16AM2.89ft
7:36PM3.28ft
7:51AM2.79ft
8:10PM3.41ft
Low Tide
4:14PM-0.59ft
5:21AM-0.33ft
5:06PM-0.36ft
6:22AM-0.07ft
6:04PM-0.1ft
7:29AM0.16ft
7:10PM0.16ft
8:38AM0.3ft
8:25PM0.33ft
9:45AM0.33ft
9:40PM0.39ft
10:43AM0.3ft
10:47PM0.33ft
11:31AM0.23ft
11:43PM0.26ft
12:12PM0.16ft
00:31AM0.16ft
12:47PM0.1ft
1:14AM0.1ft
1:19PM0.07ft
1:54AM0.07ft
1:49PM0.03ft
2:32AM0.07ft
Wave
height (ft) 
direction
period (s) 
5
SE
9
4.5
SE
8
3.5
SE
8
3.5
SE
8
3.5
SE
8
4.5
SE
5
4
SE
5
3.5
SE
5
4
SSE
5
3.5
S
5
4
S
5
3.5
S
5
3.5
S
4
4.5
S
5
5
S
6
5
S
6
6
S
6
6
S
7
6
S
7
6
S
7
6
NE
6
5.5
ENE
7
5
ENE
8
4.5
ENE
8
5
E
7
5
E
7
4.5
E
8
4.5
E
8
4.5
E
8
4.5
E
8
4.5
SE
7
4
ESE
7
4.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 mph
20
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
0
SE
10
SW
20
SW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
SW
 in 
0.2
1.1
0.2
0.04
0.04
0.04
max°F
59
50
54
59
61
66
70
72
72
68
72
70
68
68
68
68
70
70
70
70
57
48
46
52
57
59
59
57
61
64
57
59
55
50
59
61
Moonrise
8:38
9:25
10:21
11:23
12:29
1:35
2:39
3:40
4:39
5:36
6:33
7:29
Moonset
11:44
12:55
1:59
2:52
3:35
4:10
4:39
5:04
5:28
5:50
6:13
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:37
6:37
6:35
6:33
Sunset
7:22
7:22
7:23
7:24
7:25
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:31
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is 66 °F (Statistics for 01 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 67 max: 70 min: 63°F)
Issued (local time): 1 am Tuesday 01 Apr 2025
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