Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 67 | 87 | 107 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.09m | 11:19PM0.77m | 11:51AM1.04m | 00:09AM0.74m | 12:45PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.20m | 5:38PM0.25m | 5:08AM0.24m | 6:30PM0.30m | 5:58AM0.28m | 7:28PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 51 | 67 | 87 | 107 | 67 | 148 | 187 | 276 | 493 | 520 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1051 | 47 | 805 | 47 | 40 | 878 | 1063 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 130 | 100 | 1051 | 1051 | 570 | 301 | 449 | 451 | 754 | 972 | 972 | 1088 | 1339 | 944 |
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