
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 67 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 42 | 77 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54AM0.83m | 2:41PM1.15m | 3:08AM0.87m | 3:49PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.21m | 7:54AM0.13m | 9:18PM0.20m | 9:10AM0.13m | 10:19PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
65 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 67 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 47 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | NE 5 | — | E 15 | NE 6 | SE 6 | E 14 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 15 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
— | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 42 | 77 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 36 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 74 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 451 | 440 | 511 | 451 | 511 |
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