Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
25.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
93
72
51
47
47
34
41
40
20
27
26
20
34
44
18
37
43
35
43
59
56
48
43
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
SW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM1.08m
12:45PM0.90m
00:59AM0.97m
1:46PM0.91m
1:55AM0.87m
2:47PM0.93m
Low Tide
6:34AM-0.05m
6:45PM0.06m
7:25AM-0.02m
7:53PM0.13m
8:15AM0.01m
9:01PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
25
28
28
27
27
25
27
26
27
28
27
26
26
25
24
23
24
26
26
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
95
93
72
51
47
47
34
6
6
20
27
26
20
6
6
6
6
5
5
8
12
5
3
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
1
6
6
6
6
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
17
1
1
14
8
3
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
S
4
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
2
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
41
40
7
5
1
34
44
18
37
43
35
43
59
56
48
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
73
43
43
0
0
205
146
193
507
507
43
43
43
335
335
397
447
665
677
704
2671
1090
975
1789
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
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