Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 26 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.11m | 8:05AM0.96m | 8:25PM1.11m | 8:43AM1.01m | 9:01PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.05m | 2:08AM0.08m | 2:06PM0.04m | 2:40AM0.05m | 2:48PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 27 | 20 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | — | — | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 865 | 1051 | 399 | 380 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 74 | 74 | 84 | 47 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 47 | 115 | 731 | 533 |
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