
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 3AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 134 | 189 | 252 | 223 | 190 | 107 | 130 | 204 | 268 | 287 | 186 | 244 | 136 | 151 | 105 | 107 | 155 | 154 | 102 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.08m | 3:32AM0.76m | 4:27PM1.16m | 4:37AM0.76m | 5:28PM1.23m | 5:40AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.11m | 9:36AM-0.06m | 11:02PM0.07m | 10:37AM-0.10m | 00:04AM0.02m | 11:38AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
26 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 132 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 186 | 124 | 136 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 154 | 102 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NE 3 |
97 | 134 | 189 | 252 | 223 | 190 | 107 | 130 | 204 | 268 | 287 | — | 244 | — | 151 | 105 | 107 | 155 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 879 | 175 | 301 | 100 | 176 | 20 | 12 | 100 | 337 | 358 | 20 | 12 | 188 | 47 | 243 | 188 | 20 | 47 | 20 | 135 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
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