Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 40 | 22 | 32 | 46 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 64 | 94 | 108 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.07m | 6:48AM0.84m | 7:14PM1.10m | 7:27AM0.90m | 7:50PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.12m | 1:02AM0.16m | 12:44PM0.08m | 1:36AM0.12m | 1:26PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 36 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | E 15 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 22 | — | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 46 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 42 | 94 | 108 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 944 | 944 | 720 | 511 | 682 | 682 | 682 | 682 | 710 | 1051 | 1051 | 805 | 774 | 176 | 99 | 74 | 897 | 898 | 767 | 175 |
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