Cape Hatteras, NC:

high tide around 9:30 this morning. low tide around 3:30 this afternoon. wind is forecast to be north at 5 to 10 mph. the swell has dropped considerably since yesterday. the lighthouse is about chest to head high, motels and north of town is bigger. frisco has gotten small. a lot of water moving around this morning, the surf should improve with a lowering tide.

Cape Hatteras, NC:

high tide around 9 this morning with low tide around 3 this afternoon. wind forecast north at 20 to 25 diminishing some this afternoon. what happens when you stack several low pressure systems on top of each other? you get plenty of swell and plenty of current. pretty stormy looking at the lighthouse (first two pictures) and pretty doubled up and closed out at frisco (all other pictures)

Cape Hatteras, NC:

very high tide this morning around 8. the next low tide will be around 2 this afternoon. forecast is for northwest winds around 20 to 30 mph. surf should improve with the dropping tide if the wind doesn't get to it. it's cold out.......51*.

Cape Hatteras, NC:

high tide around 7 this morning with the next low around 1:30 this afternoon. wind forecast northwest at 15 to 20 mph. the surf is well overhead on sets at the lighthouse today with the current ripping down the beach. report from frisco is shoulder high. in light of the tragic death of a visiting surfer yesterday, always be aware of the current direction when paddling out near hardened structures...ie piers, jetties......

Cape Hatteras, NC:

the tide is really full this morning. the next low tide is around 12:30 this afternoon. wind forecast is for northwest at 10 to 15 mph. the wind is blowing harder than that this morning and has enough north in it to put some bump on the water north of the jetties.

Cape Hatteras, NC:

low tide around noon. wind forecast to be southeast at 15 to 25 mph and slowly switching to the southwest as the day wears on. the surf? blah.......

Cape Hatteras, NC:

the next low tide around 10:30 this morning and the next high around 5 this afternoon. wind is forecast to be northeast at 15 to 25 mph as strong high pressure moves in from the north. stupid wind....

Cape Hatteras, NC:

low tide around 9:30 this morning with the next high tide around 4 this afternoon. wind is forecast to be northwest 15 to 20 mph diminishing some in the afternoon. maybe an improvement later this morning if the wind dies out some.

Cape Hatteras, NC:

low tide around 8:15 this morning with the next high tide around 2:45 this afternoon. wind is forecast to be east at 10 to 15. currently it is blowing about 15 or better out of the NNE. choppy, sloppy and no bigger than yesterday if not a little smaller.

Cape Hatteras, NC:

low tide around 7 this morning, next high tide around 1:30 this afternoon. wind forecast is for northeast at 15mph. stupid wind.......there might be a few bigger sets but the shape is poor.

Cape Hatteras, NC:

high tide around 12:30 this afternoon. wind forecast is southwest at 15 to 25 mph becoming west this afternoon at 10 to 15 mph and then north this evening. the lines are pretty long and closed out this morning. the waves are running into the backs of the ones in front of them. hopefully the west wind will straighten things out some.

Cape Hatteras, NC:

high tide around 11:30 this morning and the next low tide around 6 this evening. barely a breath of wind this morning. wind is forecast to be southwest at 10 to 15 mph switching to the south at 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. small but rideable out there this morning. no rush to get to it though.

Cape Hatteras, NC:

high tide around 10:30 this morning with the next low around 5 this afternoon. wind is forecast to be north at 20 mph becoming northeast at 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. yesterdays afternoon south swell has been replaced by a north swell today. doesn't look very good this morning.

Cape Hatteras, NC:

next high tide 9:15 this morning with low tide around 3:15 this afternoon. wind is forecast to be southwest at 15 to 25 mph becoming west at the same speed. very windy down here this morning. the surf at the jetties is about waist high with poor to fair shape. frisco is bigger but choppy. sorry for no photo today.....i'll have the camera back tomorrow.

Cape Hatteras, NC:

high tide around 9 this morning with the next low around 3:30 this afternoon. looks pretty blah out there today. drizzly rain. small surf and onshore winds make for a pretty bad combination. wind is forecast to be variable and then east at 10 to 15 mph.