Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 104 | 117 | 127 | 100 | 94 | 92 | 72 | 71 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.12m | 11:09PM0.86m | 11:41AM1.07m | 11:54PM0.79m | 12:32PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.17m | 5:06AM0.16m | 6:11PM0.24m | 5:49AM0.21m | 7:08PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | E 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 94 | 91 | 52 | 108 | 104 | 117 | 127 | 100 | 94 | 92 | 72 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1472 | 2305 | 1054 | 383 | 1051 | 273 | 112 | 112 | 135 | 1051 | 1051 | 115 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 944 | 897 | 57 |
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