Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 47 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53AM0.74m | 4:30PM1.00m | 4:47AM0.80m | 5:17PM1.03m | 5:33AM0.87m | 5:58PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.26m | 11:01PM0.28m | 10:43AM0.21m | 11:41PM0.23m | 11:33AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 3 | E 18 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 54 | 9 | 62 | 15 | 110 | 213 | 128 | 197 | 347 | 1003 | 980 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 976 | 972 | 1347 | 1472 | 768 | 115 | 115 | 135 | 266 | 1099 | 135 | 115 | 194 | 115 | 115 | 1767 | 1851 | 1851 | 1494 | 934 |
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