
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 67 | 44 | 45 | 106 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.04m | 6:34AM0.69m | 7:06PM1.06m | 7:16AM0.73m | 7:45PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.16m | 12:23PM0.07m | 1:39AM0.12m | 1:06PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
64 | 62 | 52 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 67 | 44 | 45 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | — | — | S 5 | E 11 | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 106 | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 243 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 100 | 731 | 1088 | 100 | 1093 | 891 | 575 | 301 | 40 | 40 | 1088 | 1088 | 337 | 284 |
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