
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | 55 | 32 | 55 | 68 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM0.96m | 4:04AM0.65m | 4:51PM0.98m | 4:59AM0.65m | 5:40PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.22m | 9:57AM0.12m | 11:30PM0.21m | 10:48AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
77 | 53 | 26 | 55 | 68 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 |
31 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | 55 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 54 | 75 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2672 | 0 | 765 | 12 | 130 | 92 | 40 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 112 |
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