Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 9 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1045 | 1080 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 855 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 302 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 133 | 130 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 4:28PM0.98m | 4:54AM0.94m | 5:13PM1.00m | 5:38AM1.05m | 5:56PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.24m | 10:47PM0.21m | 11:01AM0.19m | 11:25PM0.15m | 11:51AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 1012 | 1045 | 1080 | 1381 | 1293 | 1019 | 855 | 661 | 569 | 521 | 408 | 302 | 242 | 286 | 256 | 251 | 180 | 3 | 133 | 130 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 12 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 54 | 51 | 2254 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 18 | 462 | 415 | 367 | 8 | 241 | 24 | 35 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 600 | 572 | 558 |
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