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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today?
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
82 | 96 | 101 | 88 | 62 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 62 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.29m | 7:18AM0.88m | 7:51PM1.35m | 8:10AM0.88m | 8:42PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM-0.13m | 1:31AM-0.10m | 1:13PM-0.17m | 2:24AM-0.12m | 2:03PM-0.18m | 3:17AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | |
— | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
82 | 96 | 101 | 88 | 62 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 62 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 18 |
22 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 12 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 9 | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 18 | — | E 18 | — | E 14 |
4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 42 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 74 | 0 | 105 | 176 | 176 | 175 | 100 | 74 | 190 | 760 | 760 | 1051 | 881 | 243 | 176 | 80 | 175 | 186 | 243 | 372 | 175 | 176 | 12 |
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