Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
28.4°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
37
39
41
41
59
44
38
36
35
35
35
35
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-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
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:28AM0.90m
7:51PM1.11m
8:06AM0.96m
8:26PM1.11m
8:44AM1.01m
9:02PM1.09m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.13m
1:27PM0.06m
2:09AM0.09m
2:07PM0.04m
2:41AM0.05m
2:49PM0.04m
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6:30
6:31
6:31
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7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
4
1
1
4
1
1
2
6
3
1
1
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
27
27
27
25
24
26
28
28
28
29
28
28
27
29
29
29
29
29
31
31
31
31
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