Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 51 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 85 | 168 | 258 | 326 | 335 | 133 | 130 | 66 | 48 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.06m | 7:16AM0.73m | 7:45PM1.09m | 7:56AM0.77m | 8:21PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.12m | 1:06PM0.05m | 2:15AM0.10m | 1:47PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 40 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 51 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 44 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 222 | 133 | 130 | 66 | 48 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SW 5 | E 11 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 32 | 85 | 168 | 258 | 326 | 335 | — | — | — | — | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1088 | 100 | 897 | 84 | 40 | 40 | 1472 | 1088 | 973 | 175 | 443 | 176 | 99 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 301 | 337 |
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