Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.00m | 5:20AM0.72m | 5:56PM1.04m | 6:06AM0.78m | 6:37PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.24m | 11:12AM0.16m | 00:26AM0.20m | 12:00PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 33 | 27 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 894 | 450 | 511 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 531 | 47 | 40 | 12 | 194 | 47 | 47 | 710 | 511 | 575 | 386 |
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