Cape Hatteras Sea Temperature

(Today) 2021

17.2°C / 62.9°F

Current weather

1°C / 34°F
(clear sky)

Partly cloudy

Wind

15 mph

Humidity

80%

The measurements for the water temperature in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina are provided by the daily satellite readings provided by the NOAA. The temperatures given are the sea surface temperature (SST) which is most relevant to recreational users.

Monthly average water temp

Monthly average max / min water temperatures

The graph below shows the range of monthly Cape Hatteras water temperature derived from many years of historical sea surface temperature data.

Cape Hatteras average maximum / minimum water temperatures
Maximum and minimum monthly sea temperatures in Cape Hatteras
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 10 9.9 11 13 16 21.6 24.4 26.3 23.4 19.2 16.7 14.2
Max °C 15.8 13.8 15.6 19.7 24.4 27.5 28.3 28.9 27.9 26.5 20.2 18.8
Min °F 52.3 51.3 53.6 58 64.2 73.2 77.4 80.4 75.9 69.4 63.4 59.4
Max °F 58.1 55.2 58.2 64.7 72.6 79.1 81.3 83 80.4 76.7 66.9 64

7 day tide forecast for Cape Hatteras

SatSunMonTueWedThuFri
  • High 12:47am
    (3.83m)
  • Low 7:12am
    (0.19m)
  • High 1:13pm
    (2.99m)
  • Low 7:09pm
    (-0.02m)
  • High 1:58am
    (3.73m)
  • Low 8:23am
    (0.24m)
  • High 2:24pm
    (2.93m)
  • Low 8:19pm
    (0.02m)
  • High 3:10am
    (3.72m)
  • Low 9:30am
    (0.20m)
  • High 3:33pm
    (3.01m)
  • Low 9:27pm
    (-0.03m)
  • High 4:15am
    (3.79m)
  • Low 10:29am
    (0.09m)
  • High 4:35pm
    (3.18m)
  • Low 10:29pm
    (-0.13m)
  • High 5:11am
    (3.87m)
  • Low 11:20am
    (-0.02m)
  • High 5:28pm
    (3.38m)
  • Low 11:23pm
    (-0.24m)
  • High 5:59am
    (3.94m)
  • Low 12:05pm
    (-0.11m)
  • High 6:16pm
    (3.58m)
  • Low 12:12am
    (-0.30m)
  • High 6:42am
    (3.95m)
  • Low 12:44pm
    (-0.16m)
  • High 6:58pm
    (3.73m)
7 day tide times for Cape Hatteras

*These tide times are estimates based on the nearest port (Cape Hatteras, North Carolina) and may differ by up to half and hour depending on distance. Please note, the tide times given are not suitable for navigational purposes.