Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 1PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.08m | 10:17PM1.08m | 10:46AM1.07m | 11:01PM0.98m | 11:35AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM-0.06m | 4:06PM-0.03m | 4:30AM-0.03m | 4:58PM0.05m | 5:11AM0.02m | 5:50PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 13 | — | — | 24 | 32 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 959 | 2766 | 2637 | 1871 | 1782 | 843 | 1782 | 805 | 805 | 2140 | 976 | 972 | 194 | 768 | 959 | 40 | 372 | 74 | 100 | 337 | 112 |
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