Surf: General: 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. Tides: Low to mid tide Size: Head high-overhead+ Wind: North Swell: S, SSW Bottom: Sand and leftover pilings. Paddling: Depends -- northeast wrap swells and hurricane swells can have tons of current. Spot Rating: The pier is gone and the wave occasionally shows glimpses of former glory but it is still Frisco. Access: Pier is gone but the parking lot is there. Crowds: Crowd Factor: Depends on the swell but it doesn't really work like it did when the pier was still there. Local Vibe: Not too bad, especially if the sand is decent and people can spread out. Environment: 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. Season: Storm dependent: tropical cyclones in the late summer and fall with frontal activity and nor'easters in the late fall and winter.