
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | 107 | 84 | 94 | 70 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 85 | 54 | 52 | 46 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 53 | 55 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:11AM0.86m | 12:58PM1.04m | 1:04AM0.80m | 1:59PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.13m | 6:22AM0.02m | 7:20PM0.16m | 7:13AM0.01m | 8:29PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
34 | 3 | 84 | 94 | 70 | 61 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 41 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 6 | SW 6 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 13 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
63 | 107 | 40 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 27 | 71 | 85 | 54 | 52 | 46 | 47 | 35 | 29 | 25 | 53 | 55 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 643 | 100 | 243 | 533 | 47 | 731 | 1851 | 176 | 994 | 175 | 176 | 99 | 74 | 186 | 1054 | 598 | 941 |
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