Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.02m | 00:33AM0.79m | 1:19PM0.98m | 1:25AM0.72m | 2:17PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.20m | 6:37AM0.13m | 7:48PM0.25m | 7:26AM0.17m | 8:54PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 4 | SW 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 | E 6 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | SSE 2 | SSW 5 | SSE 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 731 | 12 | 40 | 12 | 105 | 105 | 0 | 451 | 944 | 194 | 805 | 575 | 682 | 623 | 618 | 1120 | 897 | 944 | 895 |
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