
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 50 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 64 | 22 | 51 | 38 | 27 | 58 | 55 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.22m | 6:21AM1.01m | 6:52PM1.22m | 7:12AM1.08m | 7:39PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.00m | 00:25AM0.06m | 12:26PM-0.03m | 1:10AM0.02m | 1:20PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
16 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 64 | 22 | 51 | 38 | 27 | 58 | 55 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 |
30 | 31 | — | — | 28 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 |
18 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
50 | 23 | 42 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 15 | 24 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 1475 | 383 | 383 | 176 | 57 | 84 | 74 | 2039 | 1767 | 1767 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 547 | 100 | 100 | 358 | 516 | 347 | 337 |
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