Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 47 | 31 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
11 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
11 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
16 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
32 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 42 | 37 | 33 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 28 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 805 | 337 | 350 | 451 | 147 | 511 | 12 | 580 | 474 | 0 | 337 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 511 | 511 | 511 |
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