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 07:32 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
8:59AM2.59ft
9:17PM3.45ft
9:33AM2.46ft
9:52PM3.41ft
10:08AM2.33ft
10:30PM3.31ft
10:45AM2.2ft
11:11PM3.25ft
11:28AM2.13ft
11:58PM3.15ft
12:19PM2.07ft
00:52AM3.08ft
1:19PM2.1ft
1:52AM3.05ft
2:25PM2.26ft
2:54AM3.08ft
3:29PM2.53ft
3:54AM3.15ft
4:28PM2.92ft
4:51AM3.22ft
5:23PM3.35ft
5:45AM3.25ft
6:15PM3.81ft
Low Tide
2:49PM0.1ft
3:46AM0.16ft
3:20PM0.2ft
4:25AM0.3ft
3:54PM0.3ft
5:05AM0.39ft
4:31PM0.39ft
5:50AM0.52ft
5:14PM0.46ft
6:40AM0.62ft
6:06PM0.52ft
7:36AM0.66ft
7:08PM0.56ft
8:34AM0.56ft
8:18PM0.49ft
9:29AM0.39ft
9:29PM0.36ft
10:19AM0.16ft
10:36PM0.1ft
11:07AM-0.1ft
11:38PM-0.16ft
11:53AM-0.36ft
00:36AM-0.39ft
Wave
height (ft) 
direction
period (s) 
2.5
ENE
8
5
SSW
5
5
S
7
5
S
7
4.5
S
7
3.5
S
7
3
WNW
4
2.5
W
4
1.5
SE
9
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
SE
9
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
7
1.5
ESE
7
3
SSW
4
3.5
SSW
5
4.5
SSW
5
4.5
SSW
6
3.5
S
6
2.5
S
5
2.5
S
5
1.5
S
4
1.5
SE
4
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
ESE
9
2
E
8
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
3
SSE
6
3.5
SSE
6
4
SSE
6
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
mod rain
risk tstorm
 mph
15
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
NNW
10
N
5
SSE
10
SW
5
WNW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
 in 
0.08
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
max°F
61
64
66
64
66
63
54
61
63
54
54
61
59
63
66
66
66
66
66
73
72
66
64
70
72
70
70
59
57
59
64
72
72
70
70
73
Moonrise
9:26
10:26
11:26
12:24
1:16
2:03
2:44
3:20
3:51
4:20
4:49
Moonset
7:03
7:33
8:09
8:51
9:41
10:39
11:42
12:48
1:56
3:05
4:15
5:27
Sunrise
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
Sunset
7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
7:36
7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
7:40
7:40
7:42
Today's sea temperature in Cape Hatteras is 63 °F (Statistics for 14 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 68 max: 73 min: 63°F)
Issued (local time): 1 am Monday 14 Apr 2025
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