Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
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11 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 74 | 110 | 129 | 82 | 89 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 87 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.07m | 11:01PM0.98m | 11:35AM1.05m | 11:46PM0.88m | 12:25PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM-0.03m | 4:58PM0.05m | 5:11AM0.02m | 5:50PM0.12m | 5:53AM0.07m | 6:47PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 89 | 34 | 20 | 94 | 87 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
11 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 104 | 96 | 20 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 9 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 74 | 110 | 129 | 82 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1777 | 959 | 805 | 959 | 2807 | 767 | 1782 | 1777 | 445 | 392 | 301 | 337 | 511 | 511 | 194 | 112 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 682 | 186 | 105 | 194 |
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