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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today?
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 6AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | |
156 | 205 | 188 | 187 | 187 | 211 | 193 | 193 | 219 | 194 | 196 | 170 | 173 | 170 | 167 | 137 | 131 | 166 | 165 | 122 | 148 | 171 | 195 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:29AM0.87m | 4:16PM0.95m | 4:24AM0.82m | 5:07PM1.00m | 5:16AM0.78m | 5:52PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.02m | 10:31PM0.13m | 10:34AM0.03m | 11:29PM0.12m | 11:16AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
156 | 205 | 188 | 187 | 187 | 211 | 193 | 193 | 219 | 194 | 196 | 170 | 173 | 170 | 167 | 137 | 131 | 166 | 165 | 122 | 148 | 171 | 195 | 229 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 192 | 175 | 130 | 180 | 192 | 192 | 175 | 175 | 84 | 84 | 100 | 176 | 175 | 176 | 100 | 100 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 74 | 100 |
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