Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 24 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 36 | 64 | 77 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 65 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.10m | 7:27AM0.90m | 7:50PM1.11m | 8:05AM0.96m | 8:25PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.08m | 1:36AM0.12m | 1:26PM0.05m | 2:08AM0.08m | 2:06PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 24 | 40 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 36 | 64 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 8 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 77 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 59 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 682 | 710 | 1472 | 1053 | 730 | 731 | 176 | 40 | 12 | 865 | 1051 | 849 | 388 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
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