Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 43 | 32 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.00m | 5:20AM0.72m | 5:56PM1.04m | 6:06AM0.78m | 6:37PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.19m | 11:44PM0.24m | 11:12AM0.16m | 00:26AM0.20m | 12:00PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 32 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 5 | — | S 7 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 13 | — | 7 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 23 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 806 | 533 | 561 | 450 | 301 | 40 | 40 | 516 | 562 | 115 | 176 | 40 | 112 | 105 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 |
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