Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 59 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 89 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:01PM0.98m | 11:35AM1.05m | 11:46PM0.88m | 12:25PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM0.05m | 5:11AM0.02m | 5:50PM0.12m | 5:53AM0.07m | 6:47PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 89 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 59 | 77 | 69 | 60 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2160 | 766 | 972 | 972 | 765 | 194 | 337 | 301 | 450 | 575 | 505 | 511 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 0 |
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