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North Carolina

Frisco Pier

beachtide: low

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

3.8ft

6s period

Swell

ESE

123°

Windcross-on

1 mph

S

Tide

↑0.9 ft

rising

ConditionsBlown out

Blown out

78% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

ESE

3.9ft

6s

94%

P2 (secondary)

ESE

0.9ft

10s

4%

P3 (tertiary)

ESE

0.5ft

13s

2%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencelow

Crowd—

Hazards—

Optimal conditions

SwellSE 146°

WindNW offshore

Tidelow

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

No nearby buoy.

7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

3.4

6s

SE130°

3mphcross

2.4ft↑

5am

3.1

6s

ESE117°

6mphcross

2.5ft↓

8am

3.0

7s

ESE116°

8mphcross-off

0.3ft↓

11am

2.9

7s

ESE116°

14mphcross-off

0.1ft↑

2pm

2.8

7s

ESE121°

15mphcross-off

2.8ft↑

5pm

3.0

8s

ESE123°

13mphcross-off

3.7ft↓

8pm

3.0

8s

ESE122°

11mphcross-off

1.3ft↓

11pm

2.9

8s

ESE117°

6mphcross-off

-0.1ft

Fri, May 15

2am

2.8

8s

ESE124°

12mphoffshore

1.7ft↑

5am

2.7

8s

SE125°

12mphoffshore

2.8ft↓

8am

2.7

8s

SE128°

11mphcross-off

0.8ft↓

11am

2.6

8s

SE129°

10mphcross

-0.3ft↑

2pm

2.4

8s

SE129°

8mphcross

2.1ft↑

5pm

2.4

8s

SE126°

5mphcross

4.2ft↓

8pm

2.4

8s

SE125°

5mphcross

2.2ft↓

11pm

2.5

8s

SE126°

5mphcross-on

-0.2ft

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