
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 120 | 138 | 146 | 114 | 88 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 33 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:51AM0.71m | 3:36PM0.97m | 3:53AM0.74m | 4:30PM1.00m | 4:47AM0.80m | 5:17PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.28m | 10:14PM0.32m | 9:47AM0.26m | 11:01PM0.28m | 10:43AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
29 | 39 | 138 | 146 | 114 | 88 | 68 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
12 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | SSE 6 |
— | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
81 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 443 | 337 | 130 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 976 | 976 | 972 | 976 | 194 | 84 | 99 | 805 | 1088 | 209 | 1099 | 12 |
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