
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
76 | 72 | 66 | 45 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 140 | 267 | 515 | 573 | 517 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.07m | 9:52AM0.88m | 10:06PM1.03m | 10:32AM0.92m | 10:44PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.04m | 3:53AM0.04m | 3:48PM0.05m | 4:26AM0.03m | 4:33PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
76 | 72 | 66 | 45 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | E 14 | — | — |
9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 10 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 140 | 267 | 515 | 573 | 517 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 730 | 730 | 730 | 505 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 760 | 1088 | 959 | 1339 | 1339 | 1339 | 934 | 1974 | 805 | 806 | 175 | 192 |
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