Surf Forecasts:
Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, SE swell with 172 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras this week:
The surf forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras in the next 16 days are 0.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 22 | 36 | 77 | 74 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 41 | 26 | 45 | 36 | 32 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 24 | 28 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.10m | 7:27AM0.90m | 7:50PM1.11m | 8:05AM0.96m | 8:25PM1.11m | 8:43AM1.01m | 9:01PM1.09m | 9:22AM1.06m | 9:38PM1.05m | 10:04AM1.11m | 10:18PM0.99m | 10:49AM1.13m | 11:01PM0.93m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.12m | 1:26PM0.05m | 2:08AM0.08m | 2:06PM0.04m | 2:40AM0.05m | 2:48PM0.03m | 3:13AM0.03m | 3:31PM0.04m | 3:47AM0.02m | 4:17PM0.07m | 4:24AM0.02m | 5:08PM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 19 | 36 | 64 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 23 | 17 | 45 | 36 | 32 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | — | — | ENE 11 | — | E 10 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 5 | 77 | 74 | 47 | 28 | 33 | 41 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1799 | 731 | 12 | 1051 | 175 | 175 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 2305 | 944 | 710 | 710 | 1053 | 301 | 1064 | 188 |
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