Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 43 | 43 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 43 | 31 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:27AM0.69m | 5:10PM1.00m | 5:20AM0.72m | 5:56PM1.04m | 6:06AM0.78m | 6:37PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.19m | 11:44PM0.24m | 11:12AM0.16m | 00:26AM0.20m | 12:00PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 43 | 43 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 34 | 49 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 43 | 41 | 33 | 22 | — | 13 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 45 | 17 | 19 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 931 | 358 | 337 | 147 | 450 | 451 | 47 | 12 | 516 | 561 | 450 | 47 | 40 | 12 | 112 | 105 | 954 | 952 | 511 | 511 |
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