Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 24 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.02m | 8:47PM1.23m | 9:09AM1.06m | 9:32PM1.17m | 9:58AM1.08m | 10:17PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM-0.06m | 2:22PM-0.12m | 3:06AM-0.07m | 3:15PM-0.09m | 3:49AM-0.06m | 4:06PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 34 | — | 26 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1347 | 1777 | 2742 | 2816 | 1472 | 710 | 1347 | 1347 | 1481 | 1472 | 2049 | 2775 | 1707 | 1915 | 188 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 1950 | 2775 | 1915 | 1851 | 1851 |
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