
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the E by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
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24 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 42 | 53 | 80 | 65 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 43 | 78 | 64 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:30AM0.89m | 7:09PM1.28m | 7:26AM0.96m | 7:59PM1.27m | 8:19AM1.02m | 8:47PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM-0.12m | 1:35AM-0.03m | 1:28PM-0.13m | 2:22AM-0.06m | 2:22PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | ENE 2 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — |
6 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 42 | 53 | 80 | 65 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 78 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1475 | 1782 | 2637 | 2637 | 1949 | 1397 | 147 | 188 | 47 | 266 | 1475 | 2816 | 1767 | 1347 | 1339 | 1472 | 386 | 324 | 451 | 2049 | 505 | 623 | 84 |
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