
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 50 | 102 | 17 | 215 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.15m | 3:09AM0.80m | 4:02PM1.17m | 4:20AM0.84m | 5:05PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.20m | 9:11AM0.07m | 10:37PM0.17m | 10:22AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 |
20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 |
15 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | SSE 2 | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 39 | 50 | 102 | 198 | 215 | 198 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 849 | 1851 | 1851 | 932 | 147 | 112 | 623 | 904 | 632 | 878 | 682 | 879 | 462 | 505 | 440 | 440 | 451 | 418 | 575 | 358 | 358 |
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