Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 138 | 146 | 114 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 38 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:51AM0.71m | 3:36PM0.97m | 3:53AM0.74m | 4:30PM1.00m | 4:47AM0.80m | 5:17PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.28m | 10:14PM0.32m | 9:47AM0.26m | 11:01PM0.28m | 10:43AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 138 | 146 | 114 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 49 | 38 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 105 | 105 | 383 | 972 | 443 | 57 | 40 | 12 | 20 | 57 | 976 | 976 | 1088 | 1099 | 806 | 115 | 931 | 768 | 1088 | 2669 | 1949 | 0 |
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