Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 3PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 59 | 94 | 45 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.06m | 9:32PM1.17m | 9:58AM1.08m | 10:17PM1.08m | 10:46AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM-0.07m | 3:15PM-0.09m | 3:49AM-0.06m | 4:06PM-0.03m | 4:30AM-0.03m | 4:58PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 30 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 9 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 59 | 94 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1475 | 1792 | 2049 | 1767 | 1474 | 2754 | 1475 | 194 | 47 | 0 | 105 | 2766 | 2775 | 1791 | 1851 | 324 | 194 | 225 | 805 | 805 | 805 | 175 | 175 |
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