Frisco Surf Guide
Surf spot guide
Ideal Surf Conditions
Swell Direction
S, SSW
Wind
North
Surf Height
Head high-overhead+
Tide
Low to mid tide
Frisco Surf Guide
The actual pier was named Cape Hatteras Pier, but the actual pier is actually gone. Still, Frisco Pier is the most popular zone on the south side, protected from angry N/NE energy and offshore in northerly winds. Wrap swells sometimes produce grinding lefts, but given Frisco’s south-facing catcher’s mitt and wide swell window, it prefers S swells. Frisco Pier can handle bigger swells but it is aggravatingly fickle, hence the phrase “Frisco Disco.” (Drive all the way down there from wherever you came from, check it, do a disco spin, and drive back). More often than not, mushy, barely catchable peaks somehow morph into dumpy walls the minute they feel the hard-packed sandbar, translating to impossibly fast closeouts. But Frisco can and will turn on and off at the drop of a hat, and on certain southerly swells with northerly winds, there are magical windows.
Local Vibe
Not too bad, especially if the sand is decent and people can spread out.
Crowd Factor
Depends on the swell but it doesn't really work like it did when the pier was still there.
Spot Rating
The pier is gone and the wave occasionally shows glimpses of former glory but it is still Frisco.
Shoulder Burn
Depends -- northeast wrap swells and hurricane swells can have tons of current.
Water Quality
Actually not that bad unless after a storm.
Hazards
Sharks are the main one. There still might be a few pieces of the pier down there on the bottom so be weary of that.
Access
Pier is gone but the parking lot is there.
Bottom
Sand and leftover pilings.
Best Season
Storm dependent: tropical cyclones in the late summer and fall with frontal activity and nor'easters in the late fall and winter.
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