
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
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18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 67 | 56 | 62 | 57 | 85 | 117 | 86 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 59 | 108 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09AM0.80m | 4:02PM1.17m | 4:20AM0.84m | 5:05PM1.20m | 5:24AM0.92m | 6:01PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.07m | 10:37PM0.17m | 10:22AM0.04m | 11:34PM0.12m | 11:27AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
8 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 15 | 32 | 25 | 68 | 59 | 108 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | 17 | — | 15 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 40 | 67 | 56 | 62 | 57 | 85 | 117 | 86 | 74 | 60 | 41 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 623 | 904 | 616 | 904 | 878 | 878 | 561 | 511 | 266 | 358 | 477 | 586 | 586 | 372 | 372 | 337 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 105 |
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