
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 178 | 85 | 68 | 60 | 42 | 37 | 40 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 111 | 161 | 110 | 110 | 89 | 89 | 70 | 54 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.23m | 5:40AM0.78m | 6:26PM1.29m | 6:41AM0.82m | 7:22PM1.32m | 7:39AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.02m | 11:38AM-0.14m | 1:01AM-0.03m | 12:37PM-0.17m | 1:55AM-0.07m | 1:36PM-0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
23 | 91 | 85 | 68 | 60 | 42 | 37 | 40 | 50 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 53 | 66 | 97 | 111 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 89 | 89 | 70 | 54 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 38 | 52 | 29 | 40 | 46 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 3 | E 7 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | S 5 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
94 | 178 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | — | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1472 | 806 | 105 | 194 | 115 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 135 | 0 | 105 |
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