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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today?
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | |
75 | 51 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 54 | 80 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:45PM0.66m | 1:06AM0.90m | 1:43PM0.69m | 2:00AM0.88m | 2:42PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.18m | 6:30PM0.20m | 7:47AM0.17m | 7:32PM0.20m | 8:35AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
75 | 51 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
26 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | E 18 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
6 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
16 | 11 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 28 | 37 | 54 | 80 | 90 | 88 | 65 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 105 | 115 | 575 | 533 | 533 | 558 | 445 | 760 | 879 | 760 | 558 | 215 | 147 | 74 | 47 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 84 | 760 | 547 | 443 | 337 |
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