
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 12AM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
122 | 186 | 349 | 444 | 436 | 423 | 389 | 389 | 363 | 363 | 321 | 290 | 255 | 233 | 223 | 190 | 115 | 64 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:05PM0.95m | 2:08AM0.73m | 3:02PM0.95m | 3:05AM0.68m | 3:58PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.20m | 8:15AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.22m | 9:05AM0.12m | 10:35PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 115 | 64 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
122 | 186 | 349 | 444 | 436 | 423 | 389 | 389 | 363 | 363 | 321 | 290 | 255 | 233 | 223 | 190 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1051 | 420 | 337 | 337 | 176 | 388 | 380 | 380 | 99 | 130 | 175 | 175 | 100 | 100 | 362 | 20 | 0 | 105 | 12 |
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