CAPER HATTERAS AREA SURF & WEATHER REPORT — FRIDAY, OCT 9, 2026 (12:36 PM EDT)
1. WAVE SIZES
Based on CDIP Buoy 250 and regional reports, primary NE swell energy is providing knee to waist high surf at most standard beachbreaks, with occasional chest high sets breaking at exposed outer bars like the Lighthouse. Clean lines early are shifting to a light wind chop as local breezes tick up.
2. CURRENT WEATHER
Partly cloudy and humid. Current temperature is 74°F with an expected high of 78°F. Winds are currently out of the NE at 7 mph, trending NE to E at 8 to 12 mph through the afternoon, creating minor surface chop on the incoming tide.
3. TIDES
Low: 1:11 PM (0.12 ft)
High: 7:16 PM (3.56 ft)
Low: 1:21 AM (0.11 ft, Sat)
High: 7:39 AM (3.96 ft, Sat)
4. LATER TODAY & TOMORROW
Primary Swell: NE at 3 to 4 feet at 8 seconds. Secondary Swell: ESE at 1 foot at 12 seconds. Surf will hold steady in the waist to chest high range through the late afternoon. Tomorrow brings building swell and rising winds as easterly fetch increases ahead of approaching offshore systems, pushing surf into chest to head high+ range with increasing overhead sets by Sunday.
5. 12-HOUR WIND
| TIME |
WIND DIRECTION |
WIND SPEED |
| 1:00 PM |
NE (Sideshore/Onshore) |
8 mph |
| 2:00 PM |
NE (Sideshore/Onshore) |
10 mph |
| 3:00 PM |
ENE (Onshore) |
11 mph |
| 4:00 PM |
ENE (Onshore) |
12 mph |
| 5:00 PM |
ENE (Onshore) |
10 mph |
| 6:00 PM |
E (Onshore) |
9 mph |
| 7:00 PM |
E (Light Chop) |
7 mph |
| 8:00 PM |
ENE (Cleaning Up) |
6 mph |
| 9:00 PM |
NE (Light Offshore-ish) |
5 mph |
| 10:00 PM |
NNE (Light Offshore) |
6 mph |
| 11:00 PM |
NE (Sideshore) |
8 mph |
| 12:00 AM |
ENE (Onshore Building) |
10 mph |
HRRR Run Time: 09/10/2026 12:00 UTC
6. DAYLIGHT
First Light: 6:39 AM
Sunrise: 7:03 AM
Sunset: 6:35 PM
Total Darkness: 6:59 PM
raw data from noaa, curated by surforecast pacificwaverider
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