Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 148 | 124 | 152 | 157 | 157 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 163 | 111 | 89 | 111 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 86 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:41AM0.78m | 6:27PM1.29m | 6:42AM0.82m | 7:23PM1.32m | 7:40AM0.87m | 8:16PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM-0.15m | 1:02AM-0.03m | 12:38PM-0.19m | 1:56AM-0.08m | 1:37PM-0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | 8:16 |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 28 | — | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 10 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 148 | 124 | 152 | 157 | 157 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 163 | 111 | 89 | 111 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 86 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 927 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 814 | 704 | 784 | 814 | 609 | 115 | 335 | 198 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 115 |
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