Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 40 | 22 | 149 | 34 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 64 | 64 | 71 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | 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 | 1:02AM0.16m | 12:44PM0.08m | 1:36AM0.12m | 1:26PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 64 | 71 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 12 | SSE 6 | E 12 |
28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 35 | 36 | 64 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | S 4 | E 15 | E 10 | E 9 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 30 | 12 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 149 | 34 | 26 | — | — | 29 | 23 | 33 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 944 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 682 | 710 | 1051 | 1051 | 572 | 575 | 176 | 57 | 14 | 1051 | 1051 | 768 | 175 |
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