Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.16m | 8:45AM1.17m | 9:05PM1.09m | 9:29AM1.17m | 9:46PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM-0.04m | 2:33AM-0.01m | 2:59PM-0.01m | 3:11AM0.01m | 3:45PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 7 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 1339 | 1475 | 47 | 47 | 194 | 194 | 547 | 765 | 1054 | 1054 | 176 | 84 | 301 | 147 | 80 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
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