
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 74 | 120 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.14m | 8:23PM1.16m | 8:45AM1.17m | 9:05PM1.09m | 9:29AM1.17m | 9:46PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM-0.04m | 2:33AM-0.01m | 2:59PM-0.01m | 3:11AM0.01m | 3:45PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
42 | 14 | 54 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 74 | 120 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
1 | 54 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
17 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 39 | 42 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 1339 | 710 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 796 | 796 | 794 | 1054 | 784 | 176 | 47 | 301 | 100 | 84 | 74 | 80 | 74 | 40 |
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