Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:25AM0.72m | 2:17PM0.96m | 2:24AM0.68m | 3:18PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.25m | 7:26AM0.17m | 8:54PM0.29m | 8:21AM0.20m | 9:59PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | E 7 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | SW 4 | — | E 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 15 | E 6 | SE 15 | E 8 | SE 14 | E 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 731 | 806 | 805 | 805 | 561 | 561 | 636 | 623 | 710 | 944 | 944 | 47 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 1339 | 47 | 12 |
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