
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | 53 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 134 | 164 | 160 | 163 | 138 | 138 | 7 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:27PM0.94m | 10:55AM1.12m | 11:09PM0.86m | 11:41AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.11m | 4:27AM0.10m | 5:20PM0.17m | 5:06AM0.16m | 6:11PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 |
64 | 53 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
7 | 54 | 131 | 122 | 98 | 96 | 97 | 85 | 97 | 161 | 158 | 134 | 164 | 160 | 163 | 138 | 138 | 112 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 243 | 1472 | 451 | 805 | 994 | 1472 | 383 | 383 | 1051 | 897 | 273 | 115 | 105 | 105 | 1051 | 372 | 115 | 112 |
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