
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 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | ESE 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 54 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
30 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 11 | — | — | NE 8 | S 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 7 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 4 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 358 | 358 | 301 | 301 | 176 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 710 | 451 | 575 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 768 | 1054 | 1054 | 386 | 176 |
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