
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 10PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | 41 | 91 | 119 | 173 | 102 | 58 | 104 | 81 | 35 | 81 | 110 | 116 | 114 | 94 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.09m | 7:56AM0.77m | 8:21PM1.09m | 8:35AM0.80m | 8:56PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.10m | 1:47PM0.04m | 2:49AM0.07m | 2:27PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
44 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 65 | 58 | 104 | 81 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 116 | 114 | 94 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 3 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | — | SE 8 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | NW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
7 | 21 | 91 | 119 | 173 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 81 | 110 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1088 | 944 | 1093 | 301 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 450 | 147 | 47 | 0 | 105 | 112 | 194 | 105 | 147 |
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