
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 55 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 52 | 54 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:04AM0.65m | 4:51PM0.98m | 4:59AM0.65m | 5:40PM1.01m | 5:49AM0.66m | 6:25PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.12m | 11:30PM0.21m | 10:48AM0.12m | 00:18AM0.19m | 11:37AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
55 | 55 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 52 | 54 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | NE 6 |
15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 6 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 19 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2049 | 765 | 40 | 194 | 100 | 95 | 74 | 194 | 112 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 112 | 959 | 972 | 0 |
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