
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
111 | 114 | 84 | 43 | 32 | 55 | 55 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | 9:05AM0.12m | 10:35PM0.22m | 9:57AM0.12m | 11:30PM0.21m | 10:48AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | 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 |
32 | 31 | 84 | 43 | 26 | 55 | 55 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 |
— | — | 31 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 10 | — | 19 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 |
111 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 25 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 11 | 37 | 30 | — | 4 | 16 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 135 | 12 | 47 | 57 | 40 | 47 | 74 | 74 | 47 | 40 | 12 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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