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Cape Hatteras, NC — dive & ocean conditions | Ocean Verdict

Cape HatterasBuxton, Outer Banks, NC

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Next 12 hours

High 89° · Low 79°

Partly cloudy now, clear moving in around 8 AM.

Now79°8 mphUV 08%

11 PM79°4 mphUV 06%

12 AM79°4 mphUV 08%

1 AM79°4 mphUV 08%

2 AM79°4 mphUV 04%

3 AM79°4 mphUV 08%

4 AM79°4 mphUV 013%

5 AM78°4 mphUV 020%

6 AM79°2 mphUV 018%

7 AM80°3 mphUV 08%

8 AM83°4 mphUV 16%

9 AM85°5 mphUV 34%

Conditions

On the water right now

Visibility, water, current, and wind — the dive read.

Visibility

Decent

Calm wind · Recent / incoming rain

Water

81°

1–2 mm

Current

0.5 kt

gentle drift

Surge

4.55s

some surge

Wind

3 mph

onshore S

Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.

Tides & Sky

The pull and the light

When the water moves, and how bright the night.

TidesCape Hatteras

High

4:28 PM

3.788ft

Low

9:37 AM

-0.219ft

Tide is incoming·Next high tide 3h 51m

Moon & Sun

Last Quarter

34%

Moonrise 1:11 AM

Moonset 3:45 PM

Sunrise 5:55 AM

Sunset 8:20 PM

Daylight: 14h 25m · UV 8 Very high

7-Day Outlook

Today89/79°

Thu91/78°

Fri91/82°

Sat85/77°

Sun83/80°

Mon80/75°

Tue81/79°

Life

Who's out there right now

The reef keeps its own calendar.

High Activity27 species observed

Fish

10 species

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Atlantic Spanish Mackerel×2

Marsh Killifish×2

Atlantic Spadefish×2

Turtles

2 species

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Green Sea Turtle×2

Loggerhead Sea Turtle×3

Birds

shoreline---15 species

Least Tern · Laughing Gull · Black Skimmer · White Ibis · Royal Tern +10 more

via iNaturalist · Updated just now

Regulations

What's biting, what's protected

Take only what the season allows.

We've only loaded detailed seasons & limits for South Florida so far. For North Carolina, check the official source before you fish:

North Carolina saltwater regulations→

Official source: NCDMF· opens the agency site

Nearby waters

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Get your fins.

Now. The water is alive and waiting.

DecentVisibility

78°Air

81°Water

3–4 ftWaves

3 mphWind S

IncomingH 2:30 am

34%Moon

Medium HazardFlag

Diving· GoodSpearfish· GoodSurf· MixedWind· PoorFishing· GoodBeach

Diving: decent viz, warm 81 F water, 3-4 ft waves, 3 mph onshore wind.

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