Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 27 | 43 | 31 | 47 | 72 | 70 | 47 | 43 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.09m | 9:13AM0.84m | 9:31PM1.07m | 9:52AM0.88m | 10:06PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.03m | 3:22AM0.05m | 3:07PM0.04m | 3:53AM0.04m | 3:48PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 27 | 43 | 31 | 47 | 72 | 70 | 47 | 43 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 337 | 115 | 12 | 47 | 511 | 47 | 0 | 730 | 730 | 443 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 561 | 760 | 1088 | 833 | 1010 |
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