Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 4PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 106 | 168 | 239 | 361 | 497 | 487 | 487 | 449 | 421 | 408 | 395 | 350 | 363 | 275 | 241 | 266 | 185 | 100 | 77 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:05PM0.95m | 2:08AM0.73m | 3:02PM0.95m | 3:05AM0.68m | 3:58PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.20m | 8:15AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.22m | 9:05AM0.12m | 10:35PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 100 | 77 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 106 | 168 | 239 | 361 | 497 | 487 | 487 | 449 | 421 | 408 | 395 | 350 | 363 | 275 | 241 | 266 | 185 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 805 | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 | 337 | 348 | 348 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 100 | 175 | 176 | 175 | 130 | 175 | 100 | 74 | 47 | 0 |
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