Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 56 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:29AM0.95m | 9:57PM1.22m | 10:23AM0.97m | 10:46PM1.13m | 11:18AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM-0.14m | 4:22AM-0.10m | 4:25PM-0.08m | 5:09AM-0.08m | 5:21PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 14 | — | — | 10 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 56 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 710 | 976 | 976 | 547 | 451 | 1010 | 1339 | 1767 | 2144 | 1339 | 1339 | 1347 | 1799 | 968 | 1347 | 1347 | 1851 | 1851 | 392 | 301 | 700 |
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