Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras at 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 131 | 111 | 87 | 63 | 42 | 32 | 55 | 68 | 80 | 78 | 153 | 71 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05AM0.68m | 3:58PM0.96m | 4:04AM0.65m | 4:51PM0.98m | 4:59AM0.65m | 5:40PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.12m | 10:35PM0.22m | 9:57AM0.12m | 11:30PM0.21m | 10:48AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 42 | 24 | 55 | 68 | 80 | 78 | 1 | 71 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | 158 | 131 | 111 | 87 | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 153 | 29 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 10 | — | 4 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 418 | 418 | 188 | 47 | 12 | 92 | 40 | 40 | 74 | 245 | 40 | 12 | 225 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 40 | 112 | 115 | 0 |
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