
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | 67 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.02m | 10:12AM1.16m | 10:27PM0.94m | 10:55AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.04m | 3:49AM0.05m | 4:32PM0.11m | 4:27AM0.10m | 5:20PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
68 | 67 | 54 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 53 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | E 15 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
26 | 27 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 65 | 100 | 107 | 92 | 85 | 96 | 99 | 87 | 131 | 139 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 682 | 994 | 952 | 994 | 1472 | 188 | 1397 | 383 | 1054 | 1054 | 1051 |
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