Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, gales from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2805 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.03m | 5:33AM0.87m | 5:58PM1.06m | 6:14AM0.96m | 6:37PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.23m | 11:33AM0.16m | 00:16AM0.17m | 12:19PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2805 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 16 | — | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 5 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 89 | 82 | 105 | 265 | 277 | 384 | 711 | 661 | 1273 | 1818 | 2327 | 2915 | 2897 | 3068 | 3435 | 3435 | 3304 | 90 | 3280 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 112 | 188 | 194 | 976 | 972 | 1120 | 1120 | 284 | 931 | 795 | 795 | 931 | 1088 | 1099 | 976 | 976 | 976 | 273 |
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