Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 EDT
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Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today?

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (19 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
46
45
74
46
52
52
52
52
51
103
106
81
79
50
62
62
62
110
105
90
90
72
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:59AM0.85m
10:31PM1.29m
10:57AM0.84m
11:28PM1.21m
12:00PM0.83m
Low Tide
4:12AM-0.11m
3:52PM-0.15m
5:08AM-0.08m
4:51PM-0.08m
6:05AM-0.04m
5:54PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:01
8:02
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
22
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.1
SE
16
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
50
49
46
45
10
46
52
52
52
52
51
103
106
81
79
50
62
24
62
110
105
90
90
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
S
4
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
7
7
7
5
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
62
17
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
11
5
5
7
10
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SE
8
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
10
7
7
5
74
6
6
9
10
12
12
6
6
9
20
27
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
253
238
238
0
397
563
569
782
370
238
157
79
397
554
344
253
176
35
0
14
768
1047
73
14
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
4
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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