
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 4AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | 42 | 49 | 66 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 53 | 31 | 46 | 81 | 42 | 27 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:55AM0.79m | 2:52PM1.15m | 3:09AM0.80m | 4:02PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.21m | 7:58AM0.08m | 9:31PM0.20m | 9:11AM0.07m | 10:37PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 51 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | — | WSW 5 | — |
3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | E 3 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
26 | 42 | 49 | 66 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 53 | 11 | 46 | 81 | 42 | — | 5 | 54 | 54 | 59 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 682 | 682 | 598 | 188 | 768 | 47 | 47 | 930 | 794 | 0 | 768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 623 | 878 | 878 | 879 | 531 |
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