Frisco · Dare County · North Carolina
Frisco Beach Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina
Frisco Beach, North Carolina: 2 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.7 ft at 11 seconds from the south-southeast, with a 15 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 22 mph. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.9 ft at 6:51 pm.
2 ft
waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.7 ft · 11 s · SSEplus 1.5 ft · 4 s · SW
- Wind
- 15 mph (WNW), gusts 22cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.3 ft risinghigh 2.9 ft at 6:51 pm
- Water
- 67°F3/2
- Air
- 64°Ffeels like 56°F
- Sun
- rise 6:31 amset 5:01 pm
Frisco Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Frisco Beach: 11 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Frisco Beach: 6 am, Poor to Fair, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 27 | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 3.9 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 24 | 3.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 2.5 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 1.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 0.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 2.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.5 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 3.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 19 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 18 | 1.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 19 | 1.8 ft |
Frisco Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Frisco Beach arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 4 s
- Lulls
- about 18 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 29% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Frisco Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Frisco Beach: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Frisco Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.8 ft · 11 s · SSE | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 11 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.3 ft · 11 s · SE | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · SE | 8 mph offshore (N) | calm | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 3.0 ft · 5 s · SSW | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 25 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 38 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.1 ft · 7 s · SW | 23 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 33 | 21 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 30 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 4 s · WSW | 25 mph offshore (NW), gusts 36 | 20 mph offshore (NW), gusts 30 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 4 s · WSW | 20 mph offshore (NW), gusts 29 | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 7 s · ENE | 16 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 23 | 15 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 22 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph offshore (N) | 18 mph offshore (N) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph offshore (NNE) | 23 mph offshore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Frisco Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Frisco Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Frisco Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.7 ft at 12:07 am, high 4.2 ft at 6:42 am, low 0.9 ft at 1:19 pm and high 2.9 ft at 6:51 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.3 ft and rising.
Frisco Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.7 ft at 12:07 amHigh 4.2 ft at 6:42 amLow 0.9 ft at 1:19 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 6:51 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.5 ft at 12:48 amHigh 3.8 ft at 7:21 amLow 0.6 ft at 1:55 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 7:38 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.6 ft at 1:27 amHigh 3.7 ft at 8:04 amLow 0.7 ft at 2:38 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 8:20 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:02 amHigh 3.8 ft at 8:48 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:19 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 9:06 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.3 ft at 2:41 amHigh 4.1 ft at 9:27 amLow 1.5 ft at 4:08 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 9:49 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.6 ft at 3:28 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:12 amLow 1.7 ft at 4:53 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:33 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.7 ft at 4:20 amHigh 3.7 ft at 10:51 amLow 1.4 ft at 5:49 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 11:20 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.1 ft at 5:19 amHigh 3.0 ft at 11:45 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:24 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.4 ft at 12:24 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:10 amHigh 2.9 ft at 12:34 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Frisco Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Frisco Beach is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 56°F and a 15 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 64 and 69°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Frisco Beach
- Old Lighthouse5.8 mi ENE · 4 ft · Fair
- Avon Pier11 mi NE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Ocracoke Island21 mi WSW · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Salvo / Waves24 mi NNE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Rodanthe Pier26 mi NNE · 4–5 ft · Good
- S-Turns28 mi NNE · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Frisco Beach
Frisco Beach is a beach break in Frisco, Dare County, North Carolina, facing south-southeast. Also called Frisco Pier.
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