
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
101 | 94 | 136 | 164 | 141 | 172 | 78 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 163 | 154 | 135 | 29 | 29 | 41 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.23m | 5:40AM0.78m | 6:26PM1.29m | 6:41AM0.82m | 7:22PM1.32m | 7:39AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM-0.10m | 00:04AM0.02m | 11:38AM-0.14m | 1:01AM-0.03m | 12:37PM-0.17m | 1:55AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | E 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 94 | 78 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 154 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 41 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
101 | 94 | 136 | 164 | 141 | 172 | 8 | 15 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 84 | 163 | — | 135 | 230 | 204 | 145 | 180 | 166 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 243 | 47 | 324 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 112 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 386 | 194 | 112 | 105 | 115 | 115 | 105 | 188 | 780 | 194 | 105 |
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