Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 44 | 51 | 68 | 84 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:09AM0.74m | 12:45PM0.99m | 1:07AM0.73m | 1:44PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.30m | 5:58AM0.28m | 7:28PM0.33m | 6:57AM0.30m | 8:26PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | E 8 | NW 4 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 44 | 51 | 68 | 84 | 15 | 94 | 296 | 963 | 1214 | 1147 | 1672 | 1721 | 2170 | 2440 | 2614 | 3068 | 3993 | 4355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 186 | 1051 | 531 | 451 | 931 | 194 | 112 | 997 | 972 | 972 | 972 | 976 | 976 | 878 | 878 | 944 | 1472 | 1051 |
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