Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 3AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 332 | 313 | 308 | 158 | 183 | 157 | 91 | 134 | 104 | 122 | 151 | 166 | 216 | 246 | 305 | 302 | 378 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:23AM0.92m | 1:08PM0.96m | 1:14AM0.82m | 2:05PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.08m | 6:40AM-0.00m | 7:21PM0.15m | 7:27AM0.05m | 8:26PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 198 | 6 | 6 | 126 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 282 | 332 | 313 | 308 | 158 | 183 | 157 | 91 | 134 | 104 | 122 | 151 | 166 | 216 | 246 | 305 | 302 | 378 | 423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 451 | 562 | 47 | 12 | 112 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 1377 | 778 | 756 | 695 | 600 | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 | 175 | 697 |
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