Surf Forecast  Frisco

Frisco surfspot characteristics

More about Frisco surfspot

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.

Changes with surf size and sandbar shape but generally open to all.

Pier is gone but the parking lot is there.

Storm dependent: tropical cyclones in the late summer and fall with frontal activity and nor'easters in the late fall and winter.

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.

Actually not that bad unless after a storm.

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.