
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.08m | 7:39PM1.20m | 8:00AM1.14m | 8:23PM1.16m | 8:45AM1.17m | 9:05PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM-0.05m | 1:53AM-0.01m | 2:11PM-0.04m | 2:33AM-0.01m | 2:59PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
21 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
8 | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 705 | 12 | 366 | 358 | 358 | 301 | 301 | 176 | 301 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 632 | 562 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 1054 | 1054 | 1054 | 12 | 805 | 176 |
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