
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 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| 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 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 88 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 77 | 77 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
93 | 88 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 54 | 21 | 55 | 64 | 77 | 77 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | NE 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | SW 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 5 |
— | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 17 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
— | 5 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | — | 6 | 43 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 63 | 40 | 47 | 40 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 105 | 112 | 768 | 765 | 0 |
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