Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
25.0° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.1
E
16
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
33
54
10
89
62
68
10
14
12
10
10
18
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
82
76
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
50
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM0.86m
9:24PM1.33m
9:46AM0.88m
10:17PM1.27m
10:44AM0.89m
11:11PM1.18m
Low Tide
2:44PM-0.20m
3:57AM-0.12m
3:41PM-0.16m
4:50AM-0.11m
4:40PM-0.10m
5:42AM-0.08m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:19
8:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
26
27
26
26
26
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
28
25
24
Feels °C
26
28
28
24
25
26
21
21
23
24
23
22
22
24
22
19
21
21
22
21
23
24
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
35
34
5
5
89
62
68
10
14
12
10
10
18
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
82
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
2
4
4
4
4
3
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
8
5
5
10
10
1
1
2
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.6
W
3
0.6
WSW
4
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
11
33
54
72
141
8
10
105
104
54
129
129
88
84
186
273
310
316
336
333
228
28
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
125
1368
975
43
35
14
100
253
253
198
177
824
802
802
814
814
706
334
440
396
253
335
177
299
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
4
4
4
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1
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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