Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6243 | 6112 | 6402 | 5387 | 4536 | 3242 | 2627 | 2216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:07AM0.73m | 1:44PM0.96m | 2:11AM0.74m | 2:44PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.33m | 6:57AM0.30m | 8:26PM0.33m | 8:03AM0.30m | 9:20PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5387 | 4536 | 3242 | 2627 | 2216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 846 | 1448 | 1502 | 1596 | 1696 | 2177 | 2646 | 2882 | 3606 | 4429 | 4987 | 6243 | 6112 | 6402 | 121 | 154 | 369 | 333 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 794 | 1010 | 972 | 972 | 1088 | 1120 | 891 | 622 | 622 | 616 | 620 | 1051 | 273 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 1792 | 273 | 266 |
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