Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 43 | 57 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 110 | 134 | 181 | 309 | 431 | 458 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 436 | 395 | 361 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:14AM0.82m | 2:05PM0.95m | 2:08AM0.73m | 3:02PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.15m | 7:27AM0.05m | 8:26PM0.20m | 8:15AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 12 | — | NE 4 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 43 | 57 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 110 | 134 | 181 | 309 | 431 | 458 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 436 | 395 | 361 | 319 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1339 | 1064 | 767 | 766 | 600 | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 | 1051 | 176 | 695 | 176 | 524 | 176 | 372 | 87 | 130 | 175 |
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