Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 7PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 38 | 88 | 204 | 330 | 424 | 396 | 324 | 378 | 467 | 513 | 544 | 465 | 479 | 375 | 197 | 145 | 198 | 191 | 209 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:18AM0.98m | 11:34PM1.03m | 12:13PM0.97m | 00:23AM0.92m | 1:08PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM-0.00m | 5:55AM-0.05m | 6:20PM0.08m | 6:40AM-0.00m | 7:21PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 334 | 256 | 197 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 38 | 88 | 204 | 330 | 424 | 396 | 324 | 378 | 467 | 513 | 544 | 465 | 479 | 375 | — | 145 | 198 | 191 | 209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1799 | 2766 | 2775 | 209 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 176 | 190 | 449 | 100 | 74 | 20 | 99 | 112 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 760 |
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